FW: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

[Craig Ede]

Your point about ownership is well taken. However, having a disk does mean
that you have access to a given software package you can count on (and not
some changing version of it). Also, given that license, they cannot revoke
your ability of use the software in that state, and they have certain
obligations to make sure you are able to do that (i.e. they can't simply
turn of your license at their end on a whim). Obviously, they can turn off
support at some point.

 

Or maybe I am wrong about their responsibilities. I'd love to hear more info
on this topic.

 

Craig

 

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 11:59 AM
To: Steve Rickaby
Cc: FrameUsers List
Subject: Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

 

Look at your license agreement...you dont own them now.

On May 9, 2013 12:42 PM, "Steve Rickaby" <srickaby at wordmongers.demon.co.uk>
wrote:

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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