Corel Looking to Attract Aperture Users to AfterShot Pro 2 With $59 Pricing, Easy Migration

Obi-Wan: [thoughtfully] Corel. Corel... Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.
Luke: I think my uncle knows it. He said it was dead.
Obi-Wan: Oh, its not dead... Not yet.
Luke: You know it?
Obi-Wan: But of course I know it. I have a floppy disc copy.
[R2 beeps in surprise]
Obi-Wan: I haven't heard the name of Corel since... oh, before you were born.



Yep I thought Corel was gone. A blast from the past. Remember using it and owning the brick thick user manuals.

Corel is still in business? I honestly thought they had folded up shop. I know just one person who uses Word Perfect, and it's a really old version. But I don't know anyone else who uses any of their software. I checked their website and was surprised to find that they bought WinZip.

After FCP, mobile me and iWork, this is another example of why apple products should not be used for business.

Apple has abandoned the pro market and is solely focused on short-term consumer interest.

I always used a mac for the software, but now I may as well purchase a PC.

Corel should focus more on its core applications. Not sure why they don't make CorelDRAW available for the Mac again.

Adobe just can't finger it out... ridiculous.

Um... Not sure if that was intentional or not but that's hilarious XD

With Aperture being left behind, the money vultures are coming out of the woodwork. Is a big piece of business for Apple to leave behind though.

Corel? Maybe they can make a Blackberry app while they're at it.

Interesting Aperture is #4 Grossing App Store

The sharks are indeed circling.

Noticed that Aperture is listed as #4 Top Grossing app in the App Store.

Seems odd to be dumping it.

I doubt very many pros (or even advanced amateurs) are going to want to trust Corel with their photos. With Apple covering the lower end with Photos, I don't see why many would choose this app in-between that and Lightroom/Capture One/Bibble/DXO/etc.

FYI: Bibble is Aftershot Pro2. Corel bought Bibble a couple of years ago!

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Seriously, Apple need to get their **** together.

How is it that a multibillion profit company can't hire a few people to update Aperture or at least modernise the UI? I guess that's a rhetorical question because the answer of course is pure arrogance.

No, it's not arrogance, it's actually quite humble of Apple admitting defeat in this sector. It's also being responsible to shareholders by not wasting company resources on a program that doesn't matter much to Apple' bottom line. A responsible company does focus on what's most important rather than getting caught up reviving small stuff that doesn't matter to it's viability.

Arrogance is doing something just because one can. Sure Apple could put a team on it, but why, if it's not going to have a materially affect Apple's bottom line in a positive way. This is really no surprise. Apple has put out tea leaves that it wasn't interested in Aperture at all for some time now -- none of the "please be patient -- coming soonish" signals they issued with FCPX or the Mac Pro. Arrogance is expecting a company to support a program you use forever because you use it.

I've been an Aperture user from the start and not thrilled Apple is EOLing it, but I am glad they are taking it off life support and telling the world go find another program.

They also bought Roxio from Rovi and Pinnacle Studio from Avid a couple of years ago.

Well, that explains a lot about what's happened with Toast....