6 Replies Latest reply: Jun 24, 2014 4:15 PM by Noel Carboni

Renting Software ie Photoshop

Spowell1226 Jun 24, 2014 11:02 AM

I was wondering what is Adobe thinking ? How has this new ingenious idea of renting their software gone over in the user communities ? I think it's dumb and I will not pay a never ending fee to use their software. There should be a purchase option

and I can decide if I want to upgrade to a newer version when it comes out. Then I can pay an upgrade fee if required. I hope this is not going over well and their sales have went down. It's really not a good business model !!!!

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Keith_Reeder Jun 24, 2014 12:05 PM (in response to Spowell1226)

Spowell1226 wrote:

It's really not a good business model !!!!

And I really think you're deluding yourself if you think you know Adobe's business better than Adobe.

Speaking for myself, I think the CC pricing model is the best thing that's happened in a long time: less than £9 a month for Photoshop and Lightroom?

Bring it on!

Oh - and if you really want to flog this particular dead horse, here's the forum for it: Adobe Creative Cloud
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Noel Carboni Jun 24, 2014 12:09 PM (in response to Spowell1226)

At some point you'll realize that if you were buying upgrades regularly you were already paying as you went along anyway.

Regarding business... Just look at what Adobe's stock did after they introduced the cloud subscription plan. You're not going to convince anyone to change it by providing your opinion on a forum.

-Noel
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bitm07 Jun 24, 2014 12:22 PM (in response to Spowell1226)

The posts in the thread below may be of interest to you

Re: No perpetual licenses are you serious?

Re: HOW MANY PEOPLE HATE ADOBE NOW? raise your hands
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Spowell1226 Jun 24, 2014 4:00 PM (in response to Noel Carboni)

But it's my choice if I want to upgrade or not. My software will continue to work regardless if I upgrade it or not. You are mistaken if you think public opinion doesn't change the minds of people running these companies. When their sales decline, they will definitely get the message !
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Spowell1226 Jun 24, 2014 4:01 PM (in response to Keith_Reeder)

You should go work for them and go down with the ship !!!!
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Noel Carboni Jun 24, 2014 4:15 PM (in response to Spowell1226)

Dude, you're in the minority. People like the program. Adobe is doing better than they ever have.

When will your "perpetually licensed" software stop working? When it becomes incompatible with the latest OS? When the activation server goes offline?

Perhaps you wish the world wasn't switching over to having everything "pay as you go", but it is the reality. Can you buy a cell phone with which you can talk forever?

Maybe you're just miffed that you didn't see it coming, buy stock in Adobe, and have that pay for all your future subscription plans and then some.

-Noel
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