TCS subscription model: Illustrator version, and can you go back to buying TCS outright as an upgrade later?

[Fred Ridder]

Nobody--including Adobe--can say with any certainty that perpetual licenses (as opposed to monthly or annual subscription licenses) will even exist in a couple of years. Do you think that anybody could have told you two years ago what the terms would be for a TCS subscription license today? If you know someone with a crystal ball that is that good, you should be asking them for stock tips and not fretting pointlessly about license policies that haven't yet been formulated.

-Fred Ridder

Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:37:37 +1200
From: rebecca.officer at alliedtelesis.co.nz
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: TCS subscription model: Illustrator version, and can you go	back to buying TCS outright as an upgrade later?





Hi everyone
 
I'm thinking about moving to the TCS subscription model (please don't all flame me at once).
 
Does anyone know what'd happen if I wanted to change back to outright ownership in a couple of years? E.g. If I stayed on the subscription model until TCS6 was released, would I then be able to buy TCS6 outright, at the upgrade prices? Or would I be stuck with buying a full TCS6 licence? I'm not keen on breaking our upgrade chain.
 
Also, does anyone know if the TCS version of Illustrator stays in sync with the Creative Cloud version? Or could there be a delay while Adobe integrate a new version of Illustrator into the TCS?
 
Thanks!
Rebecca
 		 	   		  
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