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Initially, when I heard about the Adobe subscription service, I wasn't impressed. Think I might sign up for it. 47 euros a month here plus tax. Curious what you people think about it
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Think we got our wires crossed Don. I was referring to their subscription service which gives access to all their applications for mac and pc, as well as their cloud service
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I use Illustrator all the time David and Photoshop a fair bit. If they keep the rates at their launch prices, I would be happy enough. I suppose this is the way others like Corel etc will probably go as well. Will wait to see how others fare out before I make any jump. Must be my age, but I'm becoming very cautious
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I'm one for having my own copy too Kevin. I hate leasing too though. I dropped from the whole creative suite to basic with CS5. Illustrator and Photoshop are where I live and frankly, I prefer Illy CS 3 than 5. Can't get used to multiple artboards among other things.
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I hate subscription services. I feel like I'm getting nickel'n'dimed to death.
I understand why a lot of software companies are heading that way as it helps provide them with a consistent flow revenue, but I just don't like it at all.
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The cloud subscriptions are also going to be the way that the software companies are going to try to eliminate the bootlegging of their software, IMO.
Personally, I don't like the idea.
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Anything Cloud is a waste of time and resources.
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I use many programs in the Adobe Master Collection- Illustrator, Photoshop. Flash, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Soundboard, After Effects and of course Acrobat... I am using version 3.3 and I sure can't afford to upgrade the Master Collection every time they put out a new version... plus many of the newer tutorials don't work on my older versions....
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plus- I have the Master Collection loaded and authorized on the legal number of machines 2 desktops and 1 laptop- so going to this service would eliminate 1 of the desktops...
Maybe I'll just look for the Master Collection 5 after 6 comes out- it should drop in price
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Just went from cs3 to cs5.5 and cs6 is included when its available.
I can see using the cloud if you used alot of the products but the design premium is all I need and for $740.00 vs $50 monthly it seemed like a no brainer.
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I can do plenty with what I have so Adobe gives me very little incentive to move up. There are some cool new features that I would like to have, but I'm not sure I want to pay $700-$1000 to get them.
I can get the Photoshop update for $200 from Adobe, and that is what I have been most interested. Luckily I have a stand-alone license if I choose to do that.
In the past, Illustrator upgrades have always left me unimpressed. For every feature they introduce, Adobe breaks a tool I like and never fixes it - type on a path and font selection are good examples.
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I have looked at all the individual packages and each one is missing a program that I use frequently, so the master collection has been the best option for me--- of course it is very hard to justify a big wad of money all at once... if I can figure out how to run my same 3 machines for a somewhat reasonable price, it might be an option.
I have started using Premeire Pro as a video editing tool- Final Cut made a bunch of video pros mad and they jumped over to Premiere- I was on a movie set about a month ago, and they were editing a full length motion picture in it.
I use Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash every day- InDesign, SoundBooth and Premiere a few times a month...
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