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RE: New Photoshop business model = Cloud and Pay by month
Briar 2013-May-12 02:38:00
All costs in NZ $.
Gosh things are changing fast here. Six months ago CS6 professional was
$2500. I was/ am paying $38 per month for the full cloud membership so that
was why I jumped. Looking today (and thanks Hans for making me do so) CS6
has dropped below $2000 and I am following an auction at the moment that
could go a long way below that.
Subscription rates seem to change all round the world which is ridiculous,
however I have always found this with Adobe, that they seem to "soak" each
market for what they can get out of it. If I can get a copy of the master
collection for some silly low price I will certainly jump again. In a few
years' time.....well that's something to worry about in a few years!!!!
One thing I am not prepared to give away and that is CS6 Raw....what an
awesome program!! Does anyone watch "Creative Live'? (www.creativelive.cam)
. I have learnt so much through watching (even if I have to get up at
0300hrs to do so!!!
Regards to all, Briar.
PS Please check out "Asset Imaging" on Facebook, I am only a few days off
having my new website live. If you would do me the favour of "liking" it I
can start getting stats as soon as the website comes on stream.
-----Original Message-----
From: #removed# [mailto:#removed#] On Behalf Of Hans
Nyberg
Sent: Saturday, 11 May 2013 9:18 p.m.
To: #removed#
Subject: Re: New Photoshop business model = Cloud and Pay by month
Sorry Briar but you sees to have some problems with math.
If we look at the Standard CS6 the US price was $1180 to that you should
ad 2 updates a $400 for the next 5 years as normally Adobe updates every
second year.
That will cost you around $2000
The CC subscription is $50 a month which makes in all $3000 for 5 years.
The only option which makes sense is tif you need the large Premium version
which will cost about the same in CC.
For Photoshop alone which is what most Photographers need you have to pay
more than double price for the Crerative Cloud. And that is compared to
upgrading each update which most of us do not do as the new features are
usually not worth it.
The subscription allows Adobe to just cash in without doing some real work
with making worthwhile new features.
The whole idea with making updates is that it needs the developers to really
work hard and make them better.
Hans
On May 10, 2013, at 10:44 PM, Briar wrote:
> I am a total convert to Adobe Cloud, for now at least. I was using CS2
> and faced a cost in the $1000's to upgrade to CS6. It would take five
> years Cloud subscription to equal that upgrade. On top I have access
> to the whole Adobe Suite for no extra cost..I am now using Dreamweaver and
Premier Pro.
>
> I can experiment with all the other programs and use what I want..no
> extra cost. Immediately an upgrade comes along I get that
> electronically..at no extra cost.
>
> Should Adobe put the subscription too high for me I would have to stop
> using it certainly, but the extra facility I get allows me to do so
> much more and I can't see Adobe cutting their own throats can you?
>
> From: #removed# [mailto:#removed#] On Behalf Of
> Caroling Geary
> Sent: Saturday, 11 May 2013 4:10 a.m.
> To: #removed#
> Subject: Re: New Photoshop business model = Cloud and Pay by
> month
>
> I'm devastated. Suffering withdrawal symptoms. Since 1991, every year
> I've become more dependent on Adobe. They ate my word processor
> FrameMaker, my web development Dreamweaver and Flash from Macromedia.
> They got me to use Premiere Pro for video making when Apple stopped
> Final Cut. Now they are an out of control monopoly, like AT&T was
> before divestment. Such businesses used to be called robber barons. At
> this moment, I can't see an alternative path forward.
>
> Thanks for the link to the FAQ blog, Dave. I posted a few replies and
> saw others expressing the same anguish in other words. Hoping that
> many voices will help modify the business model for our use.
> --
> Caroling - http://wholeo.net
>
> On May 10, 2013, at 9:42 AM, texas360dave <#removed#
> <mailto:texas360%40swbell.net> > wrote:
>
> > If you have not yet heard about Adobe's new business plan read more.
> > Frequently ASKed questions.
> >
> >
> http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2013/05/answering-your-question
> s-abou
> t-photoshop-cc.html#comment-41402
> >
>
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