The Photoshop Police are out to get you

They're only doing this because they have to protect their trademark in order to keep it. If a term becomes too generic the company can lose its hold on the trademark.

It's not arrogance, it's just something they have to do so other people can't steal the Photoshop name.
 
I love Adobe? Photoshop? software. Adobe? Photoshop? software is so useful. I only use Adobe? Photoshop? software.
 
Most companies would kill to have their products integrated into common language. For instance "Kleenex" is a brand name of a tissue paper, but is not, in fact tissue paper. Nyquil is often used in place of "cold medicine," etc, etc. This is not the wisest choice for Adobe, especially as it's probably rubbing people the wrong way. They are coming off as very arrogant in my opinion. So I'll just go ahead and photoshop some images now.
 
bulletsinthefire said:
really this was a bad choice for them if you can say you photoshoped this or that it get the name of the application out there more.

heck even if i used gimp for something i still say i photoshoped it because that is easier to say than i edited it in gimp
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I believe you mean, I edited the photograph using the open source application The Gimp. Man does the gimp have to post these rules as well?
 
Commanding Officer said:
I believe you mean, I edited the photograph using the open source application The Gimp. Man does the gimp have to post these rules as well?
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well actually for gimp i would have to say i edited this image with "the GNU Image Manipulation Program".
 
USCG Hammer said:
well it's a good thing I dont know how to use Photoshop (trademarked or not)
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Yeah... I'm pretty much in the same boat with Hammer, I have no idea how to work that damn program. If something is too complicated I'll get frustrated and then trash it... for the most part. :P :glare:
 
PIMP DADDY SMURF said:
Yeah... I'm pretty much in the same boat with Hammer, I have no idea how to work that damn program. If something is too complicated I'll get frustrated and then trash it... for the most part. :P :glare:
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Yeah i agree i suck with stuf like that. If i can't figure it out i get really pissed off and spam the people on eGO who can photoshop Lol
 
...the real terrible on this nonsens is, that there is sitting a "mastermind" somewhere, who get`s paid for this.


take it easy - use GIMP :)
 
The term photoshopping is a neologism, meaning 'editing an image,' regardless of the program used. Adobe discourages use of the term out of fear that it will undermine the company's trademark. The term photoshop is also used as a noun referring to the altered image.
 
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