Companies that use Fireworks for web

Does anyone have a list of companies that use Fireworks
primarily for web design instead of Photoshop in the US?
Specifically in Los Angeles, California?
Thanks

> As an advocate of the software it would be nice to say
to my boss "Hey,
> giant
> corporation X uses Fireworks. Maybe we should too".
(Note: I don't wish to undermine this thread with this
tangent. Apologies to
the OP.)
Yes that would be nice but bosses look for business cases to
switch or
change operations. Employees look for nice features.
"Hey, giant corporation X uses Fireworks. Maybe we should
too" is not a
business case. It's a preference based on comparing your
company to another,
which may or may not be relevant. It's not a compelling case
or approach
e.g. tell me why corporation X uses Fireworks.
The language to which a boss is receptive is more like:
"we currently do x in Photoshop daily which takes 2 minutes
every time we do
it - that's an aggregate of 2 hours daily. This would take
one mouseclick in
Fireworks and we'd get automatic y and instant z at the same
time. That's an
extra project we can finish each day, with no extra labour
cost, simply by
switching software. Cost to switch would be $w (zero?) for
hardware, $x for
software plus $y (zero?) for training."
If I was the boss hearing this from my employee, my attitude
would be: "I'm
listening. Show me more. Let's trial Fireworks and the
operational change
for 30 days and review it then".
Regards
John Waller

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