Re: The Creative Gouge
Re: The Creative Gouge
- Subject: Re: The Creative Gouge
- From: Rich Wagner <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 08:21:42 -0700
One week in Florida with "limited" internet access is not a valid test for finding the complications referred to. Last year I spent a contiguous 6 weeks with "boots on the ground" in Cambodia and relied on village solar panels to recharge camera batteries and my MacBook Air. Zero internet access except first two days in Siem Reap and the last day in Bangkok. I guess it will be like the old days with film - you can't see what you've shot (or keyword) until you get back - or use a non-Adobe product like Photo Mechanic or something comparable. Sure, most of the time this new activation will work without a hitch - but some of the time it won't. There are plenty of places that I travel to that have little or no internet access, and a longer "call home" period would be useful, but this is a relatively minor issue.
Do I want to pay a hefty monthly fee for some software that I use infrequently, where I don't need the latest version? No way - I'll try to find something that does the job with a different licensing model, and/or I'll keep running what I have until the wheels fall off and hardware/OS updates force me to make changes. (Profiling software would be another great example.) I'll pay a good price to license it up front, but switch to a monthly fee and I'm out. I don't need quarterly updates (of questionable value) on any of my software. Perhaps this will spur innovation and alternative and/or open source software development.
This move by Adobe to a subscription-based licensing model is not driven by user demand, but by Adobe's desire for an increased revenue stream from the same customer base. That means an increased cost to the average end user. For some - especially if their company picks up the tab - this will be a good deal. They never see the bill anyway, and updates happen frequently (needed or not). For most, it will be an added cost and more restrictions or complications using/downloading the software. The benefit to end users? None that could not be made with the old licensing model. As others have commented, part of the issue is that the software has matured and users do not see the need to purchase updates for "features" that are primarily marketing driven or of questionable value, like constant interface make-overs, so the big upgrade cycle revenue stream is broken. Like many others, I'll be hanging onto CS6 for quite a while... and carefully considering alternatives to subscription apps that I don't use frequently. Perhaps it is time to get gradually weaned off of Adobe, to whatever extent it is possible.
--Rich Wagner
On May 8, 2013, at 11:53:27 Thomas Lianza <email@hidden> wrote:
> I am not sure I understand what complications you are referring to. My
> software is running on my machines and my pictures are stored on my
> machines and managed by me. The only thing that comes from the cloud are
> automatic updates on all the platforms. I don't need to be online to
> work..I just spent the last week in the Everglades and Florida Keys with
> almost no internet. I had no problems or issues.
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