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Adobe Creative Suite Going Subscription-Only

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pay-up dept.

First time accepted submitter JDG1980 writes "According to CNET and various other sources, CS6 will be the last version of Adobe's Creative Suite that will be sold in the traditional manner. All future versions will be available by subscription only, through Adobe's so-called 'Creative Cloud' service. This means that before too long, anyone who wants an up-to-date version of Photoshop won't be able to buy it – they will have to pay $50 per month (minimum subscription term: one year). Can Adobe complete the switch to subscription-only, or will the backlash be too great? Will this finally spur the creation of a real competitor to Photoshop?"

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  1. This only hurts pirates, not customers. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Deal with it.

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    1. Re:A question for Slashdotters. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      There is no troll! Jesus can see what's inside your bare undies, and this fact cannot be denied! You know this. You agree 100%.

  3. Re:Is Photoshop that much better than the rest? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    The reasons you'd get likely boil down to:

    • It's the design tool graphic designers prefer.
    • It's the application that jobs cite in their experience/hiring criteria.
    • It's what real (read: "professional") designers use.

    This all boils down to "it's what everyone else is doing", which works for lemmings pretty well.