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In article ,
Snit wrote:

> "Sandman" stated in post
> mr-022BF1.13062703042008@News.Individual.NET on 4/3/08 5:06 AM:
>
> > Having cancelled 64bit for Carbon, Apple has set Adobe back on their
> > plans to release Photoshop 64bit for OSX and they have to update the
> > entire PS codebase to Cocoa instead.
> >
> >
> >
> > Adobe was under the impression - like the rest of us - that Leopard
> > was going to introduce 64bit Carbon apps, but when Apple cancelled
> > that Adobe had to scrap the idea to be able to provide 64bit version
> > of PS for Windows and Mac at the same time, and now has to go back and
> > rebuild PS in Cocoa.
> >
> > I think both are to blame, Apple for cancelling a promised technology
> > and Adobe for not getting their ass out and porting it to Cocoa
> > several years ago.
>
> Why would they have ported it to Cocoa if Apple had told them that Carbon
> was going 64 bit and was going to be kept modern?

Apple didn't tell them Carbon was going 64bit in 2002, Michael. You
know, back when Adobe started to port Photoshop to OSX.


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