Return-Path: Received: from mail-ey0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4569525 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:33:55 +0100 Received: by eabm6 with SMTP id m6so5046075eab.28 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:40:07 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.154.208 with SMTP id p16mr1725879bkw.12.1324438807563; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:40:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.62.202 with HTTP; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:40:07 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [203.173.41.81] In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:40:07 +1100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Adobe's new upgrade policy and Creative Cloud licensing model From: Tony Hayes To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175ce1aca6ccf304b491f05e --0015175ce1aca6ccf304b491f05e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While Adobe could probably make an argument that their old upgrade policy was too generous it should be possible to skip at least one major release, it's not like that didn't charge more for that anyway. Adobe lost me as a supporter a long time ago with the way they rip off their customers outside the US, it looks like the only innovation going on at San Jose these days is finding new ways to screw their customers. Tony On 21 December 2011 13:24, Jim Lang wrote: > Christ. I had a feeling we were heading in this direction. > CS3 will probably be my last update. I'll quit altogether before > participating in this bullshit.; > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Rendernyc wrote: > > I have a cs4 prod premium license an AE cs5. > > Was planning o upgrading the suite to cs6 this time around. I dont work > from > > home very much anymore so there wasn't any major need. There's no chanc= e > > I'll be upgrading twice so not sure what I'm gonna do > > > > On Dec 8, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Harriet Thompson > > wrote: > > > > > > What are people choosing to do about the new Adobe Creative Cloud > licensing > > model versus the old system of perpetual licenses? I own a bunch of > > individual CS3 products, and I was planning to upgrade to CS6 Productio= n > > Premium when it comes out. However, I have read an announcement that in > > order to qualify for CS6 upgrade pricing, users must be on CS5 or 5.5, > and > > that there is a 20% off offer through to December 31. So, I was about t= o > > upgrade to CS5.5 Production Premium, when I also read that there will b= e > a > > new membership-based licensing model called the Adobe Creative Cloud, > > costing $49.99 per month for individuals, but you can stick with the ol= d > > system of perpetual licenses if you prefer. If I don=92t buy the CS5.5 > > upgrade, can I join the Creative Cloud when it launches? What are other > > users planning to do =96 Creative Cloud or perpetual license? > > > > Thanks, > > Harriet > > harriet@synthetic.co.nz > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --0015175ce1aca6ccf304b491f05e Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While Adobe could probably make an=A0argument=A0that their old upgrade poli= cy was too generous it should be possible to skip at least one major releas= e, it's not like that didn't charge more for that anyway.

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Adobe lost me as a supporter a long time ago with the way they rip off= their customers outside the US, it looks like the only innovation going on= at San Jose these days is finding new ways to screw their customers.

Tony

On 21 December 2011 13:24= , Jim Lang <= james.c.lang@gmail.com> wrote:

Christ. =A0I had a feeling we were heading in this direction.
CS3 will probably be my last update. =A0I'll quit altogether before
participating in this bullshit.;

On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Rendernyc <rendernyc@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a cs4 prod premium license an AE cs5.
> Was planning o upgrading the suite to cs6 this time around. I dont wor= k from
> home very much anymore so there wasn't any major need. There's= no chance
> I'll be upgrading twice so not sure what I'm gonna do
>
> On Dec 8, 2011, at 4:25 PM, Harriet Thompson <harriet@synthetic.co.nz>
> wrote:
>
>
> What are people choosing to do about the new Adobe Creative Cloud lice= nsing
> model versus the old system of perpetual licenses? I own a bunch of > individual CS3 products, and I was planning to upgrade to CS6 Producti= on
> Premium when it comes out. However, I have read an announcement that i= n
> order to qualify for CS6 upgrade pricing, users must be on CS5 or 5.5,= and
> that there is a 20% off offer through to December 31. So, I was about = to
> upgrade to CS5.5 Production Premium, when I also read that there will = be a
> new membership-based licensing model called the Adobe Creative Cloud,<= br> > costing $49.99 per month for individuals, but you can stick with the o= ld
> system of perpetual licenses if you prefer. If I don=92t buy the CS5.5=
> upgrade, can I join the Creative Cloud when it launches? What are othe= r
> users planning to do =96 Creative Cloud or perpetual license?
>
> Thanks,
> Harriet
> harriet@synthetic.co.nz=

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