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Yes, every time this subject is discussed someone eventually trots out the "Sarbanes-Oxley Act" show pony to circle the arena.
Though as with any ambiguous lengthy law, regulation or other legal stipulation ... much of it is left to interpretation ... as can be evidenced in any U.S. court room on any given day such matters are discussed.
Jeff Donald wrote:
As a former employee of Apple, I can confirm they followed the same accounting principles.
This is a classic example of citing a claim that if investigated even in a cursory fashion, reveals there is plenty of evidence to to contradict that statement.
While the Apple accounting department may have been working under SOX ...it's clear that other departments may not have been so encumbered.
1. Aperture 3 was introduced on Feb. 9, 2010 and received it's last update in Oct. 16, 2014 about the time Yosemite became an official release. Throughout that four year period, Apple added much new functionality and features along the way and never charged any additional fees.
2. Final Cut Pro X was introduced on June 21, 2011 and has had 18 updates, the most recent v10.2.2 released Sept. 4, 2015. Even if one considers that FCP X was released prematurely and a little short of a few established tools expected in a NLE ... there have been several substantial new additions to FCP X that one would surely deem worthy of the SOX qualifier. Heck, just the 3-D text feature that came in v10.2 alone would clear the bar for one.
It's these contradictions that cause more confusion rather than clarity. I'm not denying that SOX is the rule by which Adobe conducts business ... but it doesn't hold water in other instances.
Regardless, for this discussion on whether Lr 6 users are being deprived, SOX is immaterial. The details for both licensing models is clearly spelled out and the end user should be well aware of those details before they purchase either license. The inclusion of receiving new features in CC is an incentive to subscribe (as per meeting the requirements of SOX) ... withholding those features is not a punishment for not subscribing as perpetual users would not have received them early if CC did not exist.
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