Good Point!

Industry standard software has far more industry support than the low-budget apps - there is no doubt that this is true.

Kind of the reason I'm creating Tuts for Xara Map-Making, since Xara has no idea they have a map-making app (!)

Again, I'm a different sort of bird, I never read software manuals (falls asleep after half a chapter). And I never use or read tutorials - I never think to look. I just dive into a brand new application and figure it out as I go along. I will review a function, that I can't figure out, in the software manual, but that's the only time I crack the book open.

I love Xara, because it only took 1 afternoon to figure out the software. Granted there are a few features that I didn't discover or look for, until months later - so in a way, I'm still learning the software. But I could figure most of in one sitting and started creating maps almost immmediately.

You're right Illustrator has more industry support. I don't support, just good software.