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To: Thomas Mercer-Hursh who wrote (4344)	5/9/2013 3:27:21 PM
From: nigel bates	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4530

A few clues here: dpreview.com "Adobe's decision to move to a subscription-based model for its professional creative software has prompted probably the most impassioned response we've ever seen to a news story on dpreview.com. There's a risk that the sheer volume of comments might prevent a clear message being heard, so we've prepared a poll of the most common complaints, to help establish what your biggest concerns are..." ...Currently, 4.2% of those polled think "actually, it might work for me". I'm with the 95.8% - I'm not going to use a 'service' which effectively makes MY files inaccessible if I let my subscription lapse.

To: Thomas Mercer-Hursh who wrote (4344)	5/10/2013 5:10:45 PM
From: fastcats	Respond to of 4530

My problem with the new subscription model is the price. For Photoshop alone it will be $10/mo for the first year if one owns CS5, 5.5 or 6. But then it goes to $20/mo or maybe higher. My upgrade to CS6 cost me $170. I have usually upgraded every other version at an average annual cost of about $85, not $240. For an amateur, that's not an insignificant difference. Fortunately, I do most of my editing in Lightroom which, at least for the time being, remains a discrete product. I suspect not for long, though. Adobe has a huge piracy problem worldwide. Subscription is one, perhaps the best, way to combat it.