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Thanks Dave, so that really just makes it a variation of the current verification process. Sod all to do with 'Cloud' computing, which Adobe bill it as, another con.
I can see the reasoning behind it, it's just like tool or plant hire, why tie up capital in specialised tools or equipment you only use occasionally. it's up to the individual to decide if that method is more viable than an outright licence purchase. There is also the upgrade cost to take into account.
Agreed, sod all cons. First I have to jump through multiple hoops with Photoshop CS5, because of software piracy, and Adobe now treats all it's end users as potential pirates. Now, mark my words, I'll bet you that CS7 will require a check with Adobe servers before you are allowed access to your own files. I know for a fact that Adobe apps attempt to connect to the internet since CS4 (maybe earlier) because my firewall started to report the attempts. I'd begun to teach myself Gimp with a Photoshop-like interface several years ago, and with the release of CS6 and Cloud crap, I'll not be sending Adobe my credit card for this new version.
It's not my fault their lousy upgrades from CS2 to CS5 never delivered on their overhyped new abilities and consequently their stock price plummeted. It's also not my fault that they have to divide their development teams into so many for Photoshop, so many for Illustrator, and so on, thereby allowing a mass release of ALL Creative Suite components at the same instant in time. These are business decisions made by Adobe, not me, and I do not consider their stock price to be my problem. We all know this means that once Adobe has trained the graphic arts industry into paying every year for their subscription, subscription will be the only method to upgrade to future major releases, regardless of how many actual upgrades or updates are released.
Sure, Adobe is on top. But, like Robert and Tom, Adobe won't get another dime from me, I cannot justify a tiny business with a major business expense. I'm going back to hobby photography, and when I do buy a new camera, it will be used only with the Gimp. It is not my policy to support business models that were designed with the 1990s in mind, then found to be faulty. I've read several articles on the internet over the past few hours stating that Adobe's stock price varies with each major upgrade of the Creative Suite release, since CS1. I don't wish them ill, but I sure predict that their stock price will be taking a hit in 2012.
I'm so very glad I paid for an actual disc of every version of Photoshop I ever bought, including the 64 bit version of CS5. In ten years, I'll still be able to work on my D200 files, including PSD files I save during edits, and Adobe STILL cannot charge me for that privilege in 2022.
So long Adobe, it was all good and fun while it lasted. Clearly, you intend for your end users to pay for upgrades that do nothing, while promising everything. I'll start donating to open source software that promises little but delivers far more than nothing.
If ya'll can't tell, I'm a bit angry at the news. Sorry if I broke any rules on the new forum, feel free to delete this. Sure, I could buy an upgrade disc... but that only delays the inevitable.
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