Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/09

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Subject: [Leica] Photoshop purchase. question...
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Mon Oct 9 15:38:01 2006
References: <C17E86B5-1D94-49A5-A948-C9263F2A837C@mac.com> <22c93b290610091200q432e9d04t3cb2952963ab6923@mail.gmail.com> <452A9ED4.9020707@nathanfoto.com>

Or some beer and some film? It's always new and improved but then that 
keeps the corporate wheels on truckin.
Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> This thread brings me to a question: I have a (legal) copy of CS. I 
> have been thinking of upgrading to CS2, but then again, I have not 
> done it because there is no compelling reason to do so. When going 
> from PS7 to CS, there was one--the ability to do many more things in 
> 16-bit space. Going from CS to CS2 give me...exactly what? The price 
> is not huge, but I can spend the ca. 200 EUR on a whole lot of Belgian 
> beer or some other worthwhile pursuit.
>
> Input from people who have upgrade is greatly appreciated.
>
> Nathan
>
> Matt Powell wrote:
>
>> On 10/9/06, Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@mac.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've noticed that Photoshop CS2 is for sale on eBay, at a greatly
>>> reduced price, and advertised as legal and registerable.  Some of
>>> them are sold with a copy of an earlier version, which can be used to
>>> register the new upgrade version.
>>>
>>> Can anybody comment on this?
>>>
>>> I wouldn't ask this, but if it is legal, I can save a lot of money.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Ken
>>
>>
>> You're in the clear if you receive a legit copy of the older version
>> and a legit copy of the upgrade - you own the software and the
>> license.
>>
>> It's not necessarily a scam (I know people who've done it), but I'd
>> check feedback very closely, and look into the possibility of just
>> purchasing a copy of Adobe CS off of Ebay and buying the CS2 upgrade
>> separately (newegg.com has the Photoshop upgrade for ~$170).
>>
>>
>

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