It would just be nice (and should be expected.but who are we kidding?) if Adobe could have more of a younger, thriving, excited, tech-start-up-company enthusiasm that got it to patch bugs ASAP because they want to make it CLEAR that they LOVE their users.

It was simply a really annoying bug that any software could have. In any case, I don't think this is an issue with subscription models of business. By the time I have paid 3500 bucks to Adobe, I'll be in a way better shape than I would be if I had chosen and stuck with CS6Īnd they're SORT OF still doing that (but probably not for long.as my guess is that any non-subscription service will be phased out soon-ish). But in the process, I will keep receiving the service of updating, bug fixing and new features. Will I eventually pay a lot more than 3500 bucks? In the long run yes.

Paying 50 bucks a month (less than what a single dinner in a restaurant for me and +1 would cost) is much less painful on my wallet. To me, paying 3500 bucks for the whole suite is impossible as a one-time fee. Adobe spends millions to make, market and sale the Creative Suite/Creative cloud. But being in the software business, I've come to understand how much investment is made to produce such software and that investment must pay off somehow. Yes, there may be alternatives that do the job almost as well as the very expensive thousands of dollars per version version. Regarding the cost, we the users tend to undervalue software. The difference is that bugs on perpetual versions are more often than not perpetual also. stable perpetual versions are stable but not 100% bug-free. The accumulated gain is far greater than an ocassional bug that will get squashed quickly.Īlso keep in mind. 99 out a hundred software updates won't cause a single negative impact. While I value stability, I also value added features in a continuous fashion (think of an Agile/scrum software developing instead of a traditional cascade-style developing). And it's cool as long as it is your choice.

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