FUCK ADOBE!
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- detritus-1
Again, for me it's money for old rope - I literally only need CC so that I can open client's files without concern that something in the supposedly 'PDF compatible' saving is messed up, which happened with surprising and increasing regularity in the days before I unwillingly put asleep my old copies of PS & Illy CS2 and signed up to the bullshit rip off that is CC. And a rip off it is for us here in UK - I pay for Illustrator and Photoshop more than you guys in the US pay for the whole suite - AND prices are going up in June.
I literally have no benefit from this system, so from my perspective I'm shelling out a few hundred quid a year for No. Disernible. Benefit.
I'd quite happily buy a solid version of the latest versions I use and upgrade every 24-36 months, like I used to.
CC locks you into what is essentially a <18 month upgrade cycle - did anyone in the old days ever buy each new update of PS or whatever? No, of course not. you held out for value, which in turn encouraged Adobe to add value.
Never mind that Illy is glitchier, buggier and slower than it used to be, never mind that the last worthwhile feature it added was editable stroke thicknesses.. what, a decade ago?
Literally, I've gone from loving PS and Illy to ruing Adobe's very existence.
it's a fucking rip off.
of couse I can afford it. Of course I can offset the cost, but That's Not The Fucking Point.
I don't like being ripped off, and I find it hard to understand anyone who claims they do.
- Was it CS4 maybe? I forget.detritus
- I've decided to cancel my PS subscription and load up my old hard copy - it's only Illustrator I absolutely can't risk loading in glitched files.detritus
- When it came time to upgrade, people had a really hard time dropping that much cash at once, including me.monospaced
- Do you pay for your own CC subscription, monospaced, or does your employer?detritus
- I pay for my own, separately from my work setup.monospaced
- I guess I just find the $50/month easier than a one-time $700+, with no updates in between. Plus, I can suspend membership anytime I want, lowering the cost/yrmonospaced
- Forgive me for asking and its probably a stupid question but can't you just deduct it from your taxes at the end of the year as a business expense?GM278
- Yes, I can - but that's still money I can't use for other things.detritus
- sucks that its that expensive!fourth
- thanks detritus! Exactly on point! Its 78$ in canadian dollars here :/Bennn