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Subject: [Leica] Adobe kills Creative Suite - all future features online only . The Register
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 08:26:19 +1000
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Commenting just on the upgrades to CS6/LR4, their normal practice is that
new camera Raw format support is not retrospective. DNG obviates that of
course but the major manufacturers do not employ that.


*Fun tickets in my pocket, visions in my brain* -- Jimmy Buffett

Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 7 May 2013 08:01, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> wrote:

> Do I have to go on subscription?
>
> They are continuing to sell perpetual licenses for CS6 for the time being,
> and they're going to continue adding new camera support to CS6 too. So if
> you only use Photoshop for retouching, you're not being forced into
> upgrading.
>
>
>
> Why I would want to pay $30-40 a month vs a one time purchase of $200, I
> just don't know.....  but I know why Adobe wants you to switch.... $$$$$$
>
> Note:  CS6 was available through Academic SW, the full package, for $200
> recently.....
>
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at verizon.net
>
>
> Ah, no more than a money gouging exercise, will see how many people go for
> PhotoShop if they cannot learn on a dubious copy.....
>
> >From Tina's link:
>
> > I don't want to be tied to the cloud - what if I'm offline?
>
> > The programs are installed on your computer, as they are at the
> > moment. They 'phone home' once a month to > confirm you've paid, but if
> you've paid for an annual membership, you can go up to 180 days even if
> you're offline.
>
> john
> ________________________________________
>
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/05/06/adobe_kills_creative_suite_for_cloud
> /
>
> That should save some money, shame that they do not realise that we do not
> all live in the USA or Europe and have high latency to their servers :-(
>
> john
>
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In reply to: Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Adobe kills Creative Suite – all future features online only • The Register)
Message from john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster) ([Leica] Adobe kills Creative Suite – all future features online only • The Register)
Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Adobe kills Creative Suite - all future features online only . The Register)