OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

[B2Streamlines/Bill & Bunny Kuhlman]

Yes, Steve, it's true.

There will be no CS7, just CC (Creative Cloud) apps.

<http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.html>

Single apps can be rented for $20/month, the entire suite is 
$50/month. There are first year discounts for some current users.

CC requires that your computer get on-line and renew your 
subscriptions (licenses) every 30 days.



>I have just heard a rumor that the CS Suite is going to available in 
>future only on an SaaS basis, by subscription. TCS/FrameMaker could 
>follow?
>
>I do wonder whether the accountants that run large corporates like 
>Adobe understand how important their software is to the countless 
>thousands of freelances who have to scrape every last penny to buy 
>it - but at least then they own something, not vapor that goes phut 
>as soon as you stop paying for it.
>
>For the last two decades FrameMaker, Illustrator, Acrobat and 
>Dreamweaver have been the rocks underpinning what I do. I'm far less 
>sure about the future, though.
>
>--
>Steve [somewhat aghast]

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