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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>all Adobe users</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>also signed the petition . . . because
(follows)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>had recent issues with customer supplied images as
PDF (would crash my Acrobat 7.1).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>emailed "Support" who said "they knew of and had a
fix to download, but would require me to delete/remove my 7.1.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>asked them 3x more - all with "yes"
response to remonal.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"activation" FAILED - with NO FURTHER response
forthcoming.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>except . . . could download "trial" of Acro-XI . .
. and they desperately pushed for "subscription into the cloud".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>opted for "purchase" which does function fine . . .
just each launch has message box of "xx days remaining/ready to
subscribe?"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>all of which reminds me of my Frame-10 install of
last Sept.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>and its crash on 1/1/2013 with Notice . . . You
have EXPIRED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OOOOOPS!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>maybe it was just a test of code embedded as
request for more $$.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>beware of stuff that emanates within
clouds</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If in doubt . . . ask a resident of Oklahoma
City.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Scrooge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Graphic Communications</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:sgmlindy@tds.net">sgmlindy@tds.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=shlomo2@microtype.com href="mailto:shlomo2@microtype.com">Shlomo
Perets</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=framers@lists.frameusers.com
href="mailto:framers@lists.frameusers.com">framers@lists.frameusers.com</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:35
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: OT: Corporate madness -
Adobe software to be subscription only</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Just
signed the petition and indicated the following as the reason for
signing:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">"It
is really a matter of letting users choose, rather than aggressively force
this or that option them. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Clearly,
many Adobe users are still using older versions because many newer
versions/upgrades were mediocre, half-baked, not too promising and/or too
expensive. Instead of making an effort to produce inspiring/irresistible
upgrades, they want to force all to constantly pay for the same
software…"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">[nothing
original… I'm sure that these points and many other valid points were already
made in the different threads in so many forums]<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Shlomo
Perets<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">MicroType,
<A href="http://%20microtype.com">http:// microtype.com</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">FrameMaker/Acrobat/Captivate
training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat
TimeSavers/Assistants<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Enable
and encourage user input in PDFs (viewed with Adobe Reader) <BR>Half-hour
webinar (free; no fluff, no hype, no nonsense), June 5, starting 9am PDT<BR><A
href="https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/157658438">https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/157658438</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">----------
Original message ----------<BR><BR><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><BR>At
14:54 -0700 20/5/13, Karen Robbins wrote:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Adam
Engst's article in TidBITs, Creative Cloud Complaints Darken Adobe's View of
the Future, (<<A href="http://tidbits.com/e/13765"
target=_blank>http://tidbits.com/e/13765</A>><A
href="http://tidbits.com/e/13765"
target=_blank>http://tidbits.com/e/13765</A>) makes/shares some excellent
points. If the Creative Cloud experiment succeeds, TCS/FrameMaker could be
next.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I
see from this article that there is a petition on Change.org to try to
persuade Adobe to abandon this sales model. Please go here if you feel
strongly about this issue:<BR><BR><<A
href="http://www.change.org/petitions/adobe-systems-incorporated-eliminate-the-mandatory-creative-cloud-subscription-model"
target=_blank>http://www.change.org/petitions/adobe-systems-incorporated-eliminate-the-mandatory-creative-cloud-subscription-model</A>><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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