Subtle change to DTP history

One of the reputable print industry magazines, Print 21, has just come out with a subtle retelling of the InDesign v QuarkXPress story. You can read it at www.print21online.com Among minor points is the suggestion that PageMaker is up to version 8 and tells the story thus:

"Originally designed for the Mac it was the first PostScript-based desktop layout program and after its initial success it was snapped up by Adobe in 1994. Arguably the acquisition of PageMaker distracted Adobe from the main game for many years as it tried to re-engineer the software to compete in the professional publishing market. Due to some fundamental design attributes it was never going to work and while PageMaker is still in existence, now in version 8, it is confined to the office and home market where it competes with a plethora of low-end simple-to-use layout programs. Its failure left Adobe withouta credible professional layout program for many crucial years."

For my take on this era of history see What We Might Have Done... And for a very person view on the development of DTP see this PC Update article DTP I Gave You All The Best Years Of My Life