I think you have a bad attitude, and are incredibly self-absorbed. If you aren't interested in an article, then DON'T CLICK ON IT AND READ IT!
Apple computers continue to have a large presence in the visual arts, especially in digital photography, video production, graphic design, web design, advertising, etc. These industries are what kept Apple alive and relevant for the past two decades, and they will continue to do so. Moreover, Adobe in particular has had a tight connection with Apple going back for decades, and Adobe's products, especially digital imaging and design products like Photoshop, Illustrator, and their cheap "Elements" versions are used throughout many industries by professionals and amateurs alike, and yes that includes use in the home by "consumers." Major new versions of *any* popular software, including Photoshop, is perfectly relevant material for a website oriented around the name "Mac". If you want to limit your reading to reviews of trivial computer games, then this website is not where you belong.
How about they focus on what the majority are interested in? Sounds a lot more logical to me. Most consumers today focus on consumer applications of Macs (Internet, word processing, games, etc), iPods and iPhones.
So you are speaking for the majority now? Have you studied the demographics of Apple computer owners? I don't think it really matters what the most "popular" area of interest is -- This website covers "all things Mac", and is not limited to a narrowly defined subject area. But as a general rule, Mac users, and the actual platform itself have traditionally been much more involved with visual arts, media production, software development, scientific computing, and higher education areas than computer gaming. Certainly, Apple has expanded greatly into consumer electronics, and websites have included a lot of content on the iPod and iPhone developments, but remember, this is MAC RUMORS, not iPhoneLounge or Gamestop.
What do you think Apple makes a larger margin on: the millions of Macs out there or the 100+ million iPods/iPhones? There's a reason they took "Computer" out of their company name.
Actually, they make the majority of their money on computer systems.
CS4 is a "productive" app? Mostly I see it used for creating (godawful) advertisements and occasionally creative artistic endeavors -- like artwork for movies and... (gasp)... games. "Productive" apps are things like Excel.
If Photoshop was wiped off the face of the earth tomorrow, civilization would go on (and would likely be better as a result). If Excel was, given the number of financial companies that still use it (you know, "productive" work), we'd be majorly screwed.
Oh dear... First of all, "productivity", as in "production output" would most definitely include visual arts applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc. As the source of all the artwork, layout, and production of the vast majority of websites, magazines, journals, newspapers, billboards, the industry easily is responsible for tens of billions of dollars.
Judging by your statements, I would have to guess you are an finance or I.T. but either way, definitely one of the philistine types, right? In addition to graphic arts, do you also find music, literature, film, dance and other creative endeavors to be worthless? What about intellectual pursuits? philosophy? Scientific inquiry?
