Re: Adobe Photoshop & Creative Suite Subscription-only!
tived wrote: Gregg B. wrote:
No freaking way I\'m renting a software. That\'s just stupid, period. What next? Apple will release new MacPros for subscription only? You will pay $150 a month (MacPro is usually $3000) so that will run you for 20 months. Then, they will take that computer back because new version comes out, the \"updated one\" and you will continue to pay $150. Oh, you want to hold on to it? Sure, we\'ll sell you the old hardware for $2200.
I\'m sick of Adobe now. But, I\'m sure we will have a \"no call home\" version soon.
Hackers will take care of that.
You have always rented software, if you have paid for it! You have just paid in a lump sum payment. You have never own the software only the right to use it.
Henrik
Paid up licenses are generally perpetual (with some exceptions). Let\'s not insult anyone\'s intelligence by pretending that a perpetual use license is the same as making perpetual payments for access.
People aren\'t incensed because they can\'t pay; people are annoyed because something they used to be able to pay for up-front and use at their discretion is now controlled by Adobe forever. I question whether taking this control away from users will benefit them, though the benefits to Adobe\'s shareholders are clear (at least in the short term).
The CC model creates disincentives for Adobe to innovate. If Adobe can convince users like yourself to become prisoners because you can always \"sell another photo,\" they have very little reason to add new features or improve existing ones. After all, if you don\'t pay Adobe, you lose access to the software.
Re: Adobe Photoshop & Creative Suite Subscription-only!
tived wrote: Gregg B. wrote:
No freaking way I\'m renting a software. That\'s just stupid, period. What next? Apple will release new MacPros for subscription only? You will pay $150 a month (MacPro is usually $3000) so that will run you for 20 months. Then, they will take that computer back because new version comes out, the \"updated one\" and you will continue to pay $150. Oh, you want to hold on to it? Sure, we\'ll sell you the old hardware for $2200.
I\'m sick of Adobe now. But, I\'m sure we will have a \"no call home\" version soon.
Hackers will take care of that.
You have always rented software, if you have paid for it! You have just paid in a lump sum payment. You have never own the software only the right to use it.
Henrik
Paid up licenses are generally perpetual (with some exceptions). Let\'s not insult anyone\'s intelligence by pretending that a perpetual use license is the same as a making perpetual payments for access.
People aren\'t incensed because they can\'t pay; people are annoyed because something they used to be able to pay for up-front and use at their discretion is now controlled by Adobe forever. I question whether taking this control away from users will benefit them, though the benefits to Adobe\'s shareholders are clear (at least in the short term).
The CC model creates disincentives for Adobe to innovate. If Adobe can convince users like yourself to become prisoners because you can always \"sell another photo,\" they have very little reason to add new features or improve existing ones. After all, if you don\'t pay Adobe, you lose access to the software.
Arka C.
May 11, 2013 at 05:55 PM
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