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I don't really understand the rationale of petitioning a corporation to change the price of their products. Why should Adobe gut their business to support yours? If you don't like what Adobe is doing, vote with your wallet. If it turns out businesses really can't afford to pay Adobe what they are asking, they will see that in your bottom line and react accordingly. Thats how you make a stand, not by making a petition…
While this answer is spot-on, I'm sorry to say that this doesn't work with major players who hold a monopolistic advantage because they make some of the best/most used products. As a designer, I think this is a nightmare scenario for my fellow designers and artists. Most of the professional designers have been very early adopters of Adobe because the alternatives simply aren't comparable enough. Because, if there wer…
If you're a professional designer and must have the industry standard tools, this doesn't seem like a nightmare scenario to me to pay $19/month for Photoshop.
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While this answer is spot-on, I'm sorry to say that this doesn't work with major players who hold a monopolistic advantage because they make some of the best/most used products. As a designer, I think this is a nightmare scenario for my fellow designers and artists. Most of the professional designers have been very early adopters of Adobe because the alternatives simply aren't comparable enough. Because, if there wer…
As someone who recently plunked down for his first (and apparently last!) legitimate/non-cloud Photosohp license, I totally feel your pain! I think there's a really important point about why Adobe's pissing of it's core cutomer base that people are missing here. All things being equal, it doesn't seem rational for a brand to just piss off it's customers for profit, as it's a bad long-term strategy that will severely…