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Peter,
+1 @ Adobe thinks they are the only game in town (sort of) ... and are playing strong-arm tactics accordingly. I agree that there really is no suitable replacement for magnitude of tools comprised in PS. Plenty of photo editing programs, but for those who (learned enough) have dug a bit deeper into PS, they realize that little else really compares (that I'm aware of).
Two (quick) things that come to mind are Channels and LAB ... I've not seen that in other photo editing software I've demo'd. When I was looking at alternatives to PS in light of the policy change to 1 version upgrade, I didn't find anything with LAB. I don't use LAB as much these days, but I only use that as an example of where PS differs from the others. Another one that comes to mind is the Pantone color palette. I don't use it, but I respect the fact that PS contains it, while many photo editing programs do not. At this stage of my PS utilization, I can't imagine relinquishing channel masks and color balance tools capabilities in PS. Granted, I've not demo'd much in the last couple years, so there may be something out there ... but I figure it would still only be a knockoff rather than the real thing, and would likely incur relinquishing something else in the exchange anyway.
The depth of PS is (imo) unparalleled, so I won't be changing anytime soon. Like Chez mentions, the time invested into the learning curve and the efficiency of knowing your tool has value. I just know that since I've already got CS6 and the tools there are sufficient for me, CC perpetual rental is not on my radar anytime soon.
But, even if v. 14 doesn't hold anything for me NOW, if they were to progress to a v.15 and it DID hold something for me ... yup, I'd have to climb through v.14 to get it. But, seeing is believing and seeing what I want in v.15 would then be sufficient to pull me through v.14.
As is ... CC is a perpetual leap of faith that something will materialize that I want while they continue to trickle down bells & whistles. Had Adobe made this move right after going to 64 bit and the content aware changes, I think people would have had much more faith (sight unseen) in Adobe's continuum to bring valuable improvements in future revisions. As is, their "improvements" seem to be more about features than performance at this stage of the programs development.
I still think CC is a good thing for some ... just NOT as an ONLY. Actually, I probably would have gone with CS5.5 if Adobe hadn't mandated CS6 (v.13) as necessary for future upgrades ... which they have reneged on by REFUSING to license v.14 to us with their now "CC ONLY" positioning.
Whether or not one loves or hates CC ... the fact remains that Adobe reneged on their "must upgrade" policy. And that is alienating to a segment of their (PROVEN) customer base.
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