PhotoShop - time to upgrade

[bob carnie]

I am with Randy here, I have invited our Adobe rep to visit and talk to us about this service and also to talk to our clients.

My concern is the cost for multiple workstations, some of us use LR , some us PS and Lightroom, and others use Illustrator and other CS programs.
I am trying to find the best option for our needs, but I think this is the way to go.

FWIW I went to a cloud version for my bookeeping needs and I am extremely happy with it..

I am in a minority here, but I consider $10 a month for Photoshop CS, meaning the subscription model, money well spent.

I upgraded for years starting with 4, now it's like 12 or something. I am saving money.

[gregmo]

Of course Adobe could screw us all and not honor their promise of keeping the cost permanent-so it is rolling the dice a bit.

Exactly.

Promises are pretty hollow these days in the world of publicly traded companies who's only responsibility is to increase shareholder value. As soon as they start itching for larger quarterly earnings, upping the subscription rate is an easy place to turn.

I can understand Lenny's stand on principal.

[cowanw]

FWIW I went to a cloud version for my ... needs.

Yah, I saw the nude selfies.
4chan would not publish them though, so you are safe.

[Tin Can]

Another secret advantage of adobe CS, is never having this conversation again.

For me that's worth $10 a month. How much is a 'crafty' beer these days?

[Luis-F-S]

Lets see, I have CS1, CS2, CS4, CS5.5 & CS6. 99.99% of my commercial work is digital shot on D800's. What do I use most of the time on my computer? CS1. But again, I do have 4 Deardorffs...............

[Preston]

Of course Adobe could screw us all and not honor their promise of keeping the cost permanent-so it is rolling the dice a bit.

That would be my fear, as well. There's certainly nothing preventing them from raising the subscription rate at some future date in order to satisfy the stock holders.

--P

[Kirk Gittings]

Luis, I've had all those but why keep the earlier versions of PS? No 16 bit image processing, 64 bit computer processers, or adjustment layers?

[Tin Can]

Coasters

[Michael Mutmansky]

My biggest concern is the inability to "opt out" at a later point.

Once you have the CC version, I believe that you will be forced to upgrade your computer hardware, etc in time to accommodate their requirements, even though you may not need any of the features that are in the new version.

Are you willing to concede both your software and hardware decision-making to Adobe?

No thanks on CC until I have no choice, and then I'll have to decide if I really want/need what they are selling, or if a different product will meet my needs better.


---Michael

[andrehh]

Once you have the CC version, I believe that you will be forced to upgrade your computer hardware, etc in time to accommodate their requirements, even though you may not need any of the features that are in the new version.

No one is forced to update the software if the new features are not needed. And if you don't update the software, you will not need to update the hardware. It is the same logic as today.