Honestly. "Cloud" licensing seems like it's the way to go for me.  I can hardly ever make a point to spend the full amount for master collection. Even though I know most of the programs I don't do enough work in some of them to justify buying them.  As a full-time freelancer, some of my projects could easily pay for it, but I'd rather pay a low $49 a month, knowing if business gets really slow, I didn't blow a huge chunk of money on something that isn't feeding my family. And if I'm about to be living in the gutter, At least I will feel I haven't overspent in my software for the year.

I can see this model becoming popular with amateurs and hobbyists who "obtain" the software as well, because they "aren't using it to make money". $50 per month doesn't seem nearly as costly as perpetual license fees (up to $2,600) to someone who wants to dabble or learn more.

Even so. After 1 year I'll have only paid around $600. versus $2,600 for master collection full price. In 4 years I still wouldn't have paid that price, plus I'll have upgraded to the next version by then in the "cloud" model.  That doesn't seem to bad, to always be up to date on all adobe software.

I'm not too concerned about the "cloud" model, as they aren't really using that term correctly. The programs wont run remotely, or in a browser. This is basically just a subscription with other web-based services in it. Adobe's subscriptions don't require an always on connection. Just an update per month to make sure you've paid your monthly fee.

Unless I'm completely wrong about how this whole thing will work.

////Greg Balint
///Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
delRAZOR.com/

On Dec 20, 2011, at 9:24 PM, Jim Lang <james.c.lang@gmail.com> 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 <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 work 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 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 Production
>> 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 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,
>> costing $49.99 per month for individuals, but you can stick with the old
>> system of perpetual licenses if you prefer. If I don’t buy the CS5.5
>> upgrade, can I join the Creative Cloud when it launches? What are other
>> users planning to do – Creative Cloud or perpetual license?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Harriet
>> harriet@synthetic.co.nz
>
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