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Fooey on adobe changes

Jul 18, 2011 2:17 AM

Adobe thinks it's got to keep "improving" its products but it winds up making them worse. IMO.

My g-4 blew out when a tree fell on the power lines. I had to get a new computer. An iMac. With it I had to buy CS4 Illustrator because I couldn't install my Ai 8.0 on the iMac. CS4 is a royal pain.
Why can't Adobe leave well enough alone? Unless they can actually make the program more user friendly, then they should just leave it alone.

Now, I'm stuck with this newfangled CS 4. I hate it. I hate being forced to change everything when I have a mishap, like with the power lines.

Does anybody see a silver lining in all this?

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1. nilk_narf,

Jul 18, 2011 2:17 AM in reply to nilk_narf

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Oh wonderful. The Blob Brush? Sheesh. Who needs it? This is what you are paying for folks. Stupid additions like that.

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2. Marian Driscoll,

Jul 18, 2011 5:54 AM in reply to nilk_narf

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The reason why you had to buy newer software was because you bought a newer computer. Blame Apple too. Your iMac has a different processor than your G4. Adobe had to write new software for it.

One can still buy second-hand Macs. You could have probably found a replacement G4 for under $200.

Fooey on silly consumer choices and expecting nothing to change in computing in a decade.

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3. MichaelKazlow,

Jul 18, 2011 5:56 AM in reply to nilk_narf

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CS 4 is ancient software in computer years. The most recent version is CS 5.5. Where did you find an authorized reseller to get a copy of CS 4?

CS 4, 5, and 5.5 all offer advances compared to the versions they replaced. For some the advances of minimal and a user will skip it. For others the advances are real time savers. If Adobe did not offer new capabilities and charged the same amount of money for software that merely ran on a newer computers, then you would be really angry.

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4. davidp158,

Jul 18, 2011 8:15 AM in reply to nilk_narf

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As inconvenient as the process may be at times, overall I am inclined to suggest staying somewhat current with software that you use on a regular basis. You don't need to jump to every upgrade that comes along, but the longer you wait, the more effort is required to adapt to changes. It is just easier to make smaller batches of incremental changes over time, than struggle through a lot of them at once.

Sorry to hear about your G4, but invest a little time into learning your new iMac and software and you will gain a LOT in return; more creative options, better productivity, more processing power, and features/options that simply didn't exist with your older hardware and software. Software/hardware upgrades force users to adapt, but rather than seeing it as a "pain", think of this as an opportunity to grow, learn and be inspired to do more. Let that be your silver lining.

3 to 6 months from now, you'll likely look back on this and ask yourself why you didn't upgrade sooner. Maybe you'll even find a use for the "blob brush".

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