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joe_elway
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 Posted - 06/05/2012 : 09:58:06 AM
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One of the guys at work was raving (a good thing) about Adobe's new "cloud" offerings. Basically you rent Photoshop or even their entire suite on a monthly per user basis, using the s/w on any PC, one at a time (per user). The software is installed on your PC so it's not a true cloud app. And it seems to be cheaper than an outright purchase.
Haven't looked into it beyond that.
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DennisMCSE
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Posted - 06/05/2012 : 11:10:55 AM
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The Adobe Creative Cloud was announced last October, I think. Here's the link for more information:
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.html
"What is Creative Cloud?
Adobe Creative Cloud is the digital hub that lets you download and install every Adobe Creative Suite 6 application; access online services for file sharing, collaboration, and publishing; and benefit from new apps and features as soon as they're released — giving you the freedom to create anything you can imagine."
Edit: Forgot to add that it's $49 a month for a one year membership.
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Polymath5
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Posted - 06/05/2012 : 1:23:40 PM
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joe_elway
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DennisMCSE
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Mark Minasi
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Posted - 07/09/2012 : 4:35:13 PM
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| The better way to go would be to charge me, say, $10 for every photo I want to work on there. |
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DennisMCSE
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Posted - 04/03/2013 : 2:34:51 PM
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Since this was discussed, has anyone looked into it more or even tried it? I'm looking at purchasing a camera, but then want to get Photoshop as well. Buying Photoshop CS6 looks like it costs about $750 for the full version. Buying it via the Adobe Creative Cloud, it costs about $20 a month (the full Crative Cloud Suite costs about $40 a month, but I don't need all those applications). And as long as you are paying, you're entitled to any new version that comes out (if I understand it correctly). So for a years subscription is about $240, so it would take just over 3 years before it cost the same amount as just buying the full version. But if you upgrade the full version within those 3 years, that also bumps up the cost of buying the full version with all the upgrade pricing.
So does anyone else think it makes sense?
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JamesNT
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Posted - 04/03/2013 : 4:41:47 PM
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Mark,
Don't forget to say they should include bulk licensing. $10 a photo is fine for me, but not for someone like Jimi. The Cloud would bill him out of business at $10 per photo.
I say drop the price down to $5 per photo for those who need over 100 a month, or some such as that.
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joe_elway
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Posted - 04/05/2013 : 12:07:25 PM
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| Dennis, I've recently seen another option to acquiring Adobe's pro software. In some countries and via some channels, you can actually buy a download code for 3 or 12 months of usage. I saw the annual CS6 one was around 1/3 to 2/5 the cost of outright purchase. If you think that the software is updated every 18 months, this is probably also a decent way to stay up to date. |
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Adobe in the cloud
