[iudqnolq]

Thank you. Here's one official response I found, if others are interested.

> Again, we've done the research. The profits aren't there -- very few Linux users are willing to pay for commercial software.

> And the cost of entry is still high because of the fragmented Linux landscape.

> The Linux world has to change before commercial software will have reason to invest in Linux ports.

> And we haven't seen much real change in the Linux market in several years.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160321232350/https://forums.ad...

Edit notice: I completely overwrote the initial version of this comment, which said I couldn't find these posts, because I realized I was using the wrong search time terms and found what parent mentioned.

[mehhh]

Appimage has solved the distribution on Linux problem, software packaged as Appimages are as easy to run as an exe on Windows, and no additional software is required (unlike Flatpak & Snap).

[iudqnolq]

The forum comment is from 10 years ago. I have no idea if it still (or ever) accurately describes Abobe's internal decision-making. I do not and have never worked for Adobe, so regardless of the merits of your assertions I can't change anything.

That said, if I had to make an assumption about Adobe's perspective, I'd assume that the position of many linux users that desktop software shouldn't require a recurring subscription was (and is) the main obstacle from Adobe's perspective, not distribution.

[hellozee]

Not completely, unfortunately, :(