Kevin Slimp

Hmm. QuarkXPress 8 or Acrobat Professional 9? Quark or Acrobat? Acrobat or Quark?

Oh, sorry. I’ve been in a dilemma about which application to review. I’ve had boxes sitting on my desk that contain the just-released versions of both applications.

When I woke up this morning, I was sure I’d be writing a review of Acrobat Professional 9. But I just can’t help but feel there’s something calling me to try out Quark Inc.’s latest offering. OK, QuarkXPress 8 (QX8) it is.

When the folks at Quark invited me to their secret preview of QX8 a few months ago, I wondered if they had some tricks up their sleeves. Unfortunately I couldn’t make the preview, but I’ve been keenly anticipating how Quark would respond to the huge chunk of the market devoured by Adobe InDesign since its release almost 10 years ago.