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Never used painter, now that i've donated $300 to the Wacom Foundation, I may give it a whirl. :)

I agree with the Posters who come out in favor of InDesign on the ID/Quark issue. The relationship between Adobe and Quark has turned into an intresting paralell to the Apple/Microsoft relationship. Adobe now produces innovative, user-friendly products while Quark, used to its previous market dominance, it now it the role of spitting out poorly-implemented software shot through with "Me-Too!" features in imitation of whatever InDesign has. Designers love InDesign because you can reliably place native PSD and Illustrator files, maintain their layers and transparency, and have them output reliably. Additionally, features lihe feathering and drop shadows that used to be in the realm of Photoshop or Clunky Xtensions that wouldn't RIP correctly, are now fast and easy in InDesign. Most modern printers love InDesign simply because it outputs a Beautiful PDF. More and more modern RIP workflows are becoming PDF-based, so the fit is natural. Quark also continues to price itself out of the market. Why pay $800+ for Quark which does a questionable job of Page layout alone, when you could spend a few hundred more and get the CS package and be able to do excellent page layout, image creation/editing, powerful vector illustration, intuitive Web design and flexible PDF authoring. Quark used to be my app of choice, back in the 4.11 days, but now they're having to yield to the superior Adobe.