![]() ![]() Similarly, I suspect that Adobe's middle to long term strategy is to discontinue perpetual licenses once they've gained a critical mass of general acceptance of the Cloud model from the market i.e. Microsoft Office 2013 is far more attractive as a 365 Subscription than as a perpetual license However, my personal unsubstantiated theory is that perpetual licenses for software from major vendors will become a thing of the past soon. That is not cost-effective for me.įair enough. The subscription model would have me paying thousands for a few years of use and then have nothing to show (no ownership of the software) after the term. Maybe we can all meet up at a local bar, and drown our sorrows? They relented on a bit of the upgrade policies, stated at about CS 5, but not by a lot. Now, will Adobe change the program? We users do not know. I feel your pain, and wish that I had something useful to offer, but you, I and many others, are in the same boat, and it was "cast adrift," so to speak. Like Adobe programs, I still buy Mercedes, and live with the changes. Her second one did not cover any major services, and provided a warranty for less. Heck, my wife's first Mercedes had a warranty that covered everything for 5 years. I do not begrudge Adobe for their policies, though I would like to have seen things go a bit differently. Now, or very soon, I will just stick with what I have, and be done with it. The Creative Cloud offers me very little, other than that some updates are ONLY available. However, when the upgrade policies changed, I made the decision to keep on the allowed path - just a financial decision. I did that with CS 3 & 4, as some of the programs had issues, and did not offer me anything that my clients needed. Now that I have retired, I will most likely settle on CS 6 (or maybe CS 7?), and just work with those. Then, I could easily amortize the cost, based on the income that they generated. They have run very well, and most have been upgraded, as new versions were released. OTOH, I have made a lot of $ with my various Adobe programs. ![]() Then, with Corel Draw 4.0, was informed that I had to buy the version 2.0 upgrade, then the version 3.0 upgrade, and finally the version 4.0 upgrade, costing more than just buying a new license for version 4.0. I had Corel Draw about version 1.5, but skipped two. While I am not pleased with Adobe's decisions, the upgrade paths for many programs have been strict, and for a very long time. As I had skipped CS 3 & CS 4 (what was once called Production Premium with Premiere and After Effects), I did get the notice (plus saw many threads on these forums), and upgraded to CS 5, then CS 5.5, and finally CS 6. Then I had to check my calendar, and make sure that I did things within the changing rules.Īfter about CS 4, the requirements tightened, yet again. I upgraded that through every version, except 5.5, all the way to CS 2. I have had at least one, stand-alone (usually two) licenses for PS, from version 2.5, bought the day that it hit for the PC. Then, with the CS products, things tightened, as John points out. I think that I went from AI 1.x to version 4, and all it took was my fee, and then some tweaking by Customer Service, as the S/N database had changed. Once, one could upgrade over several versions. If this policy stands, Adobe has lost a customer for life. I'm expecting fair pricing on upgrades - not being required to throw away the slightly outdated program and completely repurchase it for the minor tweaks. I'm not asking for free upgrades from Adobe. Since I was an early adopter, I get free upgrades for life. Even if they just did it for new customers and allowed their long-term loyal customers to receive the same service that they bought into Adobe for. Perhaps I will suck it up and learn to use Final Cut Pro X.īasically, I'm shocked that Adobe would do this. I was planning on buying both After Effects as well as Premiere to replace Final Cut Pro, but I'm glad I learned about Adobe's lack of loyalty to customers before investing. I don't see how that is an advantage over a $199 upgrade even if I was frequently online for work. I am not interested in using Cloud: I am frequently offline and even the $29.99 discount comes to $360/year. I did not receive a notice, though I am registered for CS4. ![]()
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