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Subscription fees. Seriously???
I’ve been wondering why Adobe didn’t offer “subscription” updates. Now they do. With mind-befuddling pricing. I can pay $550 and upgrade my Master Collection. Or, for the _same_ thing, I can pay $1560 a year on subscription? Thanks for the priveledge!
By comparison, Autodesk offers a subscription option for 3ds Max. It’s about 1/2 the cost of paying for incremental upgrades. That makes sense. But, Adobe: a 300% price increase for a subscription option? Really, Adobe? Really? -
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Hi Jeff,
This is mainly aimed at people who want a short term lease, or only use it a few times a year. Of course, if you need it every month of the year, not much of a deal.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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Vince?
So the idea is activate it for a month when needed?
Alex
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Hi Alex,
Yes, if you stop paying, they just put the subscription on hold, so if you are a casual user, this can be a really good deal. Especially since you can do this for every application in the suite.
That also works well for companies that use a large number of machines for specific projects. A whole year for multiple machines can get very pricey.
Vince Becquiot
Kaptis Studios
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Hi Vince
I was thinking about how cool it will be in instances where you just need to bring a few extra hands on deck during a project…expand as needed.
I think it’s a really good move.
I think I will be doing this for CS5.5…
Alex
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Hmm. Er ah, well. In that case I totally misunderstood the purpose. I was mislead by the word “subscription.” “Rental” I would have grokked. That does make good sense. And I feel stupid (not a unusual occurrence, unfortunately).
-jeff
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I confirmed that your subscription fees go towards purchase price 100%. So if you rent it enough to buy it…. you can buy it.
Richard M. Harrington, PMP
Author: From Still to Motion, Video Made on a Mac, Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio On the Spot and Motion Graphics with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Studio Techniques
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RIch…..that’s pretty neat too!
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Does any one know:
If you download the a set of the Suite Software.
Can you then purchase multiple subscriptions without having to re-download the software each time?
that would be very helpful.
Alex
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[Alex Udell] ” without having to re-download the software each time?”
Probably would simply need a new key.
jPo
You mean “Old Ben”? Ben Kenobi?
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