Goodbye Photoshop

kathyt · May 6, 2013

I could live on LR anyways. I own CS6 and rarely even use it. I am sure others could find a program that could do the things that LR can't that is non-Adobe.

Jad · May 6, 2013

kathythorson said:
I could live on LR anyways. I own CS6 and rarely even use it. I am sure others could find a program that could do the things that LR can't that is non-Adobe.

According to Adobe customer service rep. Lightroom will be a monthly fee service as well.

Benco · May 6, 2013

Steve5D said:
If there's onlly one place to get it, if people want it, sooner or later they will succumb to the urge for it and pay for it. It's simple human nature...

We'll see how many humans are simple. It's a good product but it's not the only show in town and if they try to force users into some compulsory creative cloud cuckoo land....yeah, we'll see.

Jad · May 6, 2013

jake337 said:
Buckster said:

I don't need or want the whole creative suite. All I use from it is Photoshop. I've upgraded every time a new version came out, typically every 18 months, and I was okay with that cost for what I was getting. But there's no way I'm doing $600 per year just to use Photoshop. When my current CS6 stops meeting my needs for whatever reason, I'll be moving on to something else.

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Which version would you need?

Membership plans: Pricing, upgrades, and subscriptions | Adobe Creative Cloud

I see the "single app" one for $19.99 per month with "limited access to services".

I wonder which services will be limited because if it is just PS for $19.99 I wouldn't have a problem with that.

Just asking. Not sure what would be limited in the $19.99 per month route.

That is the introductory price offer if you sign up for a year in the next month . It will go up after that. You have to sign a one year contract or you will pay double for a month to month rate. Why join now if you already have a version of PS. You will pay them a monthly fee just to use what you already own. If they had a brand new software then it may be worth looking into. As it is right now you start paying them to use what you already have. Not to much sense in that.

runnah · May 6, 2013

The sky is falling.

pixmedic · May 6, 2013

ill just make do with CS5 and LR4 for a while I guess.

Jad · May 6, 2013

runnah said:
The sky is falling.

No, just your bank account

Greiver · May 6, 2013

Not gonna upgrade PS anymore then. No big deal.

runnah · May 6, 2013

Jad said:
runnah said:

The sky is falling.

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No, just your bank account

I be making it rain up in harh!

manaheim · May 6, 2013

As a guy who has been around in technology for quite a while now, I have one thing to say on this topic...

runnah · May 6, 2013

manaheim said:
As a guy who has been around in technology for quite a while now, I have one thing to say on this topic...

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Derrel · May 6, 2013

As is the case in the internet age, Adobe has slapped up a Facebook page for this new hijack--and is getting HAMMERED by irate, upset customers.

https://www.facebook.com/adobecreativecloud

A few lowlights:

Josh Murphy Where is the dislike button? Looks like I'm never updating again. You guys suck.

Sean Sohl Even more important is that we loose access to our own property, the content we create with these tools. If I can't afford the subscription to the tools for some reason, I now loose the ability to access my files.
Like · Reply · 4 · 4 hours ago

Gary Smith Sorry, Adobe as a long time photoshop user please don't try to paint this as anything other than a money grab. I don't need or want most of the stuff in cloud. I want to be able to purchase the software of my choice with out a subscription. You are really hitting the small users, like myself. Bad move.
Like · Reply · 4 · 4 hours ago

Bill Fuller Kills me for sure. Can't afford to pay for all of the stuff I don't need just to have the stuff I do need suddenly quit working when times get tough and I can't keep up. I know Adobe doesn't care, but as a 20 some odd year user of Photoshop, I sure feel like I'm getting screwed.
Like · Reply · 11 · 5 hours ago

Jen Willett Adobe CC is a horrible business model. It will price freelancers out of the market. You could raise rates to access this software at anytime. And to use software I'd have already invested a bunch of money in for a subscription...if I choose to stop my subscription, you stop my "access" to it? Really? WTF, Adobe? (snipped, it goes on)

Phaneendra Gudapati Very disappointing decision from Adobe. Renting a software? Who came up with that idea? Even though I might continue using it, but I am actively looking for alternatives. Hope some of the alternative softwares will take this opportunity and step up. Yes, I am also looking for 'dislike' or 'hate' button.
Like · Reply · 9 · 4 hours ago

Greiver · May 6, 2013

Derrel said:
As is the case in the internet age, Adobe has slapped up a Facebook page for this new hijack--and is getting HAMMERED by irate, upset customers.

https://www.facebook.com/adobecreativecloud

A few lowlights:

Josh Murphy Where is the dislike button? Looks like I'm never updating again. You guys suck.

Sean Sohl Even more important is that we loose access to our own property, the content we create with these tools. If I can't afford the subscription to the tools for some reason, I now loose the ability to access my files.
Like · Reply · 4 · 4 hours ago

Gary Smith Sorry, Adobe as a long time photoshop user please don't try to paint this as anything other than a money grab. I don't need or want most of the stuff in cloud. I want to be able to purchase the software of my choice with out a subscription. You are really hitting the small users, like myself. Bad move.
Like · Reply · 4 · 4 hours ago

Bill Fuller Kills me for sure. Can't afford to pay for all of the stuff I don't need just to have the stuff I do need suddenly quit working when times get tough and I can't keep up. I know Adobe doesn't care, but as a 20 some odd year user of Photoshop, I sure feel like I'm getting screwed.
Like · Reply · 11 · 5 hours ago

Jen Willett Adobe CC is a horrible business model. It will price freelancers out of the market. You could raise rates to access this software at anytime. And to use software I'd have already invested a bunch of money in for a subscription...if I choose to stop my subscription, you stop my "access" to it? Really? WTF, Adobe? (snipped, it goes on)

Phaneendra Gudapati Very disappointing decision from Adobe. Renting a software? Who came up with that idea? Even though I might continue using it, but I am actively looking for alternatives. Hope some of the alternative softwares will take this opportunity and step up. Yes, I am also looking for 'dislike' or 'hate' button.
Like · Reply · 9 · 4 hours ago

It's quite entertaining going through the page.