Comments on: Computer Arts Magazine Asks Jay Nelson About Quark and QuarkXPress 8

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Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:16:51 +0000

[...] Computer Arts Magazine Asks Jay Nelson About Quark and QuarkXPress 8 By Jay Nelson And then there was the education market, which Quark ignored for enough time that an entire generation of design students only knew InDesign. Adobe spun InDesign as being more hip and up-to-date than QuarkXPress, a combination that … Planet Quark – http://planetquark.com [...]

By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio

LaurenMarie - Creative Curio — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:58:33 +0000

Very insightful comments about why XPress lost most of its customer base. I’d be one of those design students who didn’t learn anything except InDesign!

I definitely agree with you about the fear of Adobe owning the market, though. If anyone gains too much power, that seems to be license to become lazy! And that’s not good for anyone.

By: Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:07:17 +0000

Thanks, David. That means a lot coming from the author of every edition of Real World QuarkXPress (Peachpit Press).

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:30:12 +0000

Jay, I think you’re really spot on about most of this. (I’m not sure I agree about the Asian language stuff, but I’m not qualified enough to really say. The ability to do international, multi-lingual files and choose your UI is wonderful, though.)

I’m happy that Quark has pushed through and updated XPress. I think there’s still a long road ahead for them, but it’s certainly a positive step forward.