If they could make some kind of a visual layer that makes it look like Word and Photoshop (not in the same time, I'm being realistic here), their name would be remembered in eternity.
Of course, emulating the shortcuts & functionality of Word and Photoshop shouldn't be considered a problem, we are talking Emacs here after all...
Oh, if Emacs ever implement that visual layer, I don't think itβs unrealistic to expect it to looks like Photoshop _and_ Word at the same time.
Emacs already have a concept of frame, and you can already configure each frame independently (e.g. for term and X), all connecting to a single Emacs process, and can share buffers/yank ring/etc. across multiple frames.
A closer example might be autocad (at least older versions). You could do everything with a mouse, but a true expert could type the plans for a building faster than you can imagine.
Of course, emulating the shortcuts & functionality of Word and Photoshop shouldn't be considered a problem, we are talking Emacs here after all...