I just think they should still be offering both options to give everyone a chance to make their own decision...
I just think they should still be offering both options to give everyone a chance to make their own decision...
Let's face it for what it is, the CC model is adobe's attempt to remove from photoshop the title of "probably the second most pirated piece of software ever", probably only second behind Windows XP. Photoshop has long been seen as the one piece of software that everyone must have, despite 90% of its capacity being more or less redundant to most users. I can,t imaging anyone who doesn't make money from their photography getting value from Photoshop, not at the $999 price point. Lightroom or Aperture is available for a lot less money which cover most people's needs better than any version of Photoshop, and allows handling a large library of files easier (and the same basic workflow/handling for scanned images and digital), and open source freeware like GIMP increasingly able to fill the gaps. So with photoshop widely pirated (mainly due to its enormous price tag) Adobe needed to do something to continue to make some money, they'd rather take a fee quid each month than nothing. And by making it look like a cheaper option as nobody is paying up front, they'll probably kill off a lot of the perceived need for pirated copies.
Last edited by dave_whatever; 5-Jul-2014 at 05:18. Reason: minor change of wording
My sympathies to the 54 Kb/ps folks. Been there long ago.
My internet provider chokes our speed. We have to pay a lot to get more in increments up to 100Mbps. (Gigabit speeds are crazy expensive.) Only a few commercial enterprises buy it. We have two different providers in town, but they don't compete. Same-same all the way.
Europe is so far ahead of the USA. A real shame.
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