According to an article on CNN software sales in the united states were up by 15% to $3.3 billion on the back of big releases by Adobe, Microsoft, and Apple. There are a couple of things I thought were interesting about these numbers. One, it's good to see people still paying for software. As a lot of software moves to the browser I've always thought providing a for-pay desktop client would be a great idea. The numbers are a result of a ton of new software products but it seems like people are willing to pay for compelling software in a variety of areas. The other thing was the jump in imaging and graphics software. This was actually one of...