Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/17
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I totally agree with your underlying points re: software development, value, worth, r&d funds, et al. However, I started on this path with my first software buy in 1988 with Illustrator'88 at $495. I've paid for every upgrade of every program that Adobe (and others) have produced. Many tens of thousands of dollars have gone to software over the last 15 years. I really believe that some sliding-scale-discount consideration should go to early adopters and steady subscribers. The idea that someone who bought Photoshop last year for the first time can purchase the CS Premium Suite at the same price as I, who has upgraded every license of every program in the suite since versions 1.0 doesn't sit right with me. (I also paid for all the stuff that Adobe dropped the balls on: Persuasion, PageMill, that RIP software, LiveMotion, and a few others that I've forgotten.
Eric Welch12/13/03
>they deserve every penny they get.
>That's how it keeps getting better and better. For that $779 upgrade,
>one is getting almost $2,000 worth of software. And if you buy them
>outright, they now cost a lot less - about $1,200.
Fond regards,
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