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Creative Cloud (again) – Australia, Pricing and Random Thoughts
I live in Australia.
I need the Mac CS6 Master Collection for which I would pay $3949 for a download from Adobe. This is much more expensive than my friends in the USA would pay.
The current download upgrade price (Australian) from CS5.5 to CS6 is $799.00, and from CS5 to CS6 is $1594. I believe one should pay more to upgrade from an older version providing there was significant software development in the skipped version.
Due to my collaboration with other people using most of the apps in the collection I need to keep my software up to date. I therefore plan for an annual upgrade cycle and assume an approx price of $800 pa.
The current monthly rental price with an annual commitment is A$49.99. We also get the special deals like the current $29.99.
I also speculate (who knows) that a cloud price increase may also be accompanied by an increase in the pricing for the download model.
Based on my requirements the cloud model is good for me here in Australia.
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Yes, I’ve heard that pricing from Creative Cloud in Australia will be very competitive. This is very good news.
Kevin Monahan
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Definitely seems like an easy choice given the high price in Australia. I’m surprised it’s such a big difference. I’ve been on the cloud for a year and I’ve been very happy with it. I’m sure a few years down the road there will be break even point where it would be the same or cheaper to be on the perpetual licensing plan, but for some reason it seems a lot less painful paying out a small monthly fee vs a big chunk of cash up front. Plus it’s nice knowing you’re always going to be up to date.
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that’s all delicious – and I’m effectively smitten by the cloud, given it costs eight lattes and a few good sandwiches a month in total outlay –
but I still hold to the point that adobe should be really careful – careful not to lose the entire narrative of what is right now about to be the de facto replacement for broad scale editing everywhere and.. anywhere… – boom boom!.
there is plenty of time and space for adobe to present highly valid carrots for subscription based software. Not that anyone thinks they are about to do it –
but. the actual idea that they would be about to push paid editing/everything they sell across all creative disciplines/ right off the psychological client ownership cliff…that, as they say, is total madness – and would swamp completely the entire PR narrative of what is a creative suite release for the ages.
that said – incredibly unlikely to happen. i just thought I would go headless chicken on a forum.
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Keep your eyes on the goal Adobe…. keep your eyes on the goal Adobe….
We took a gamble about 4 or 5 months ago and started the transition to Premiere betting on the next version of PPro fixing the bugs and hopefully a few new features. This week, we hit the jackpot.
If it works out of the box with minimal hiccups, its a game changer. Adobe Anywhere, game changer.
My next call for finding freelance editors:
Project: X
Location: Doesn’t matter
Hardware: Doesn’t matter
Software: Okay how about I pay for a month of Cloud Subscription, add $75 to your invoiceKeep your eyes on the goal…. Keep your eyes on the goal…..
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You have a 30 year veteran whose been using PrP for 2 years and AE for 10 right here (not counting Avid MC / Avid DS / FCP) right here 😀
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hi there,
I am a plumber, I have tools – in my toolbox, these tools directly represent my livelihood.
the idea that my toolset, the entire toolset can vanish at the quirk of a bank transfer, or scandalous charge from the vendor is basically insane.
plumbers do not rent pliers.
let me try this again – there is absolutely no way that I am going to use a toolset as delicate as that. Any software vendor that feels they could force their entire product purchaser base into a perpetual car hire purchase scheme is out of their living minds.
I mean this – they are out of their living minds.
The push back to that effort would beggar the worst PR disasters of recent human memory.
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Andreas, I can certainly relate to that philosophy.
Tom Daigon
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “I am a plumber, I have tools – in my toolbox, these tools directly represent my livelihood.
the idea that my toolset, the entire toolset can vanish at the quirk of a bank transfer, or scandalous charge from the vendor is basically insane.
plumbers do not rent pliers.”
Amen!
My brother in LA had that exact scenario the other day. I’ll quote some of his text msg:
[Daniel Lawrence]“Imagine going to a hardware store and suddenly being told that you couldn’t buy a hammer, or saw, or… You could only rent it. What’s the difference between physical tools and software tools? What makes software such a special case (easy duplication?) that the idea of ownership should go away?”
It’s a great question.
I’ve said this before but it bears repeating — software rental not only means your entire toolset “can vanish at the quirk of a bank transfer, or scandalous charge from the vendor”, so too can your access to the digital files you’ve created with these tools. These files are your property. Software rental means the software vendor controls access to your digital property, not you. That truly does sound insane.
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We’re talking Aussie pricing here. It’s a better deal for them down under.
Kevin Monahan
Social Support Lead
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[David Lawrence] “software rental not only means your entire toolset “can vanish at the quirk of a bank transfer, or scandalous charge from the vendor”, so too can your access to the digital files you’ve created with these tools. These files are your property. Software rental means the software vendor controls access to your digital property, not you. That truly does sound insane.”
This was the concept that motivated me to speak out on this issue.
Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
HP Z820 Dual 2687
64GB ram
Dulce DQg2 16TB raid
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
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