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My understanding is that this is not anti piracy move.
Adobe acknowledge CC can be cracked just as readily as CS was.
They SAY it's to provide a better service but then they would. I can see running CS and CC alongside would be more complex but also rationalising the product lineup does make sense.
For now at least LightRoom and Elements remain outright licences. Perhaps this separation might allow Adobe to enhance them a bit by adding layers and actions? Maybe not...
I don't think it matters what adobe says about why they changed...they lie...the reason is to trap you into a stream of revenue whether you want it or not.
If they offered both, there would be no CC.
It is probably a good idea for a couple of thousand really sophisticated graphic designers and a raw deal for everyone else...and adobe will regret it as Capture One, OnOne apps, even ACDsee come on strong with new and better editing apps and adobe falls into a position of irrelevancy !!!!
I believe they had a lock on this market and have blown it. And as a consequence the photo app market is fragmenting and instead of one app like photoshop, we will be using a variety of apps that work together well and each do singular things better than any all-in-one app can or does.
Think about it - Media Pro, Photo Mechanic, Perfect Photo Effects, Photo Tools, Perfect Layers (made in heaven for you LightRoom users), Lyn or Fastone for quick viewing and converting, even NIK (though I suspect that google will kill them) all can work together and pretty much replace Photoshop if you want it to.
I don't want to, but I really really don't like the subscription concept, so I'm going to try it.
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