Return-Path: Received: from asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net ([207.145.128.243] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4696650 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:24:51 +0200 Received: from mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.42]) by asbnvacz-mailrelay01.megapath.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00D96A72BCF for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:25:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 28336 invoked from network); 26 Apr 2012 05:25:59 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 6071, pid: 15703, t: 1.8505s scanners: clamav: 0.88.2/m:52/d:10739 spam: 3.0.4 Received: from c-67-185-28-214.hsd1.wa.comcast.net (HELO [192.168.1.125]) (albion@[67.185.28.214]) (envelope-sender ) by mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 26 Apr 2012 05:25:57 -0000 From: James Culbertson Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-6-628454077 Subject: Re: [AE] CS6 upgrade paths Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:25:39 -0700 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <5940418D-3A2C-4A91-9CD4-EC3F14EAE29A@speakeasy.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on mail3.sea5 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=8.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=disabled version=3.0.4 --Apple-Mail-6-628454077 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I called Adobe sales to get clarification on the buy CS5.5 now for $399 = and get CS6 for free. They confirmed, and mentioned nothing about future = limits to updates. I can't imagine sales would neglect to mention this = if they wanted avoid a major uproar. Talk about disassembling trust. Just seems like lawyer speak to me. But hopefully someone will confirm = my thinking on this. Thanks, James On Apr 25, 2012, at 6:34 PM, Richard Bajjalieh wrote: > Perhaps Todd can correct me if I=92m wrong but the offer for upgrading = to 5.5 from 5 for $525 and getting CS6 for free when it=92s released = meant that you gave up right to future upgrades. Here is the graph from = Adobes site with the salient points boldfaced: > =20 > Offer expires May 6, 2012, at 11:59pm (PDT). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED, = TAXED, OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. Customers who purchase the most current = Adobe=AE Creative Suite=AE software version, available through the = online Adobe Store or Adobe Call Center, from 12am (PDT) on March 26, = 2012, through 11:59pm (PDT) on May 6, 2012, will receive a one-time = upgrade to the equivalent Adobe Creative Suite 6 product (download = version only) at no additional cost when it ships publicly. Offer does = not include Acrobat, Flash Catalyst, Flash Builder, Contribute, and = OnLocation. Residents of embargoed countries are not eligible. Upgrade = codes and/or software will be delivered electronically to the email = address associated with the qualifying purchase. Ten days after the ship = of Adobe Creative Suite 6 and no later than May 31, 2012, at 11:59pm = (PDT), customers will receive an email with instructions and a unique = promotional code to receive the one-time upgrade to the equivalent CS6 = product. For select countries, customers will receive information in = their Creative Suite 5.5 order confirmation email on how to redeem the = one-time upgrade to CS6. > =20 > Internet access is required to download and install the software = upgrade. Offer is not available retroactively and excludes future = Creative Suite software version updates. Offer is subject to = availability and U.S. export control laws and laws where the recipient = resides. Offer may not be assigned, exchanged, sold, transferred, or = combined with any other discount or offer, or redeemed for cash or other = goods and services. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. > =20 > It would be great if someone could tell me if I=92m reading this = correctly. I already made the decision to buy the upgrade to CS6 from = CS5 Master Collection for the $1049 price tag since =93future upgrades=94 = are not =93excluded.=94 > =20 > If I=92m wrong I want to see if I can cancel the order and go for the = $525 deal. > =20 > Anyone? > =20 > =20 > Rich Bajjalieh > =20 > =20 > =20 > From: James Culbertson [mailto:albion@speakeasy.net]=20 > Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 12:13 PM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] CS6 upgrade paths > =20 > I assume the buy CS5.5 now get CS6 for free is for full purchase not = upgrades? > =20 > Thanks, James > =20 > =20 > On Apr 23, 2012, at 3:57 AM, Darren Marshall wrote: >=20 >=20 > Not sure whether I am grasping the new Adobe upgrade path options = fully, can someone explain the benefits of signing up to creative cloud = (special intro offer =A327.34 a month) where it states that all CS6 apps = plus additional cloud based apps can be downloaded and used, as opposed = to the CS5 to CS5.5 upgrade offer where they send CS6 as a complimentary = upgrade? > If all the apps are available for =A327.34 then =A346.88 (after first = year) a month then surely that is a much more cost effective option = working on the basis that there will be a CS upgrade at least once a = year? > =20 > Best, > Darren > =20 > --=20 > -- > Darren Marshall > DazPix > Design / Motion Graphics / Creative Direction / VFX / Production = Services >=20 >=20 > hello@dazpix.co.uk > http://dazpix.co.uk >=20 > DAZPIX ON TWITTER > DAZPIX FACEBOOK PAGE > DAZPIX GOOGLE+ PAGE > DAZPIX BLOG >=20 > =20 --Apple-Mail-6-628454077 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252
Offer expires May 6, 2012, at 11:59pm (PDT). VOID = WHERE PROHIBITED, TAXED, OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. Customers who purchase = the most current Adobe=AE Creative Suite=AE software version, available = through the online Adobe Store or Adobe Call Center, from 12am (PDT) on = March 26, 2012, through 11:59pm (PDT) on May 6, 2012, will receive = a  upgrade to the equivalent Adobe Creative Suite 6 = product (download version only) at no additional cost when it ships = publicly. Offer does not include Acrobat, = Flash Catalyst, Flash Builder, Contribute, and OnLocation. Residents of = embargoed countries are not eligible. Upgrade codes and/or software will = be delivered electronically to the email address associated with the = qualifying purchase. Ten days after the ship of Adobe Creative Suite 6 = and no later than May 31, 2012, at 11:59pm (PDT), customers will receive = an email with instructions and a unique promotional code to receive the = one-time upgrade to the equivalent CS6 product. For select countries, = customers will receive information in their Creative Suite 5.5 order = confirmation email on how to redeem the one-time upgrade to = CS6.
Internet access is required to download and install = the software upgrade. Offer is = not available retroactively and . Offer is subject to = availability and U.S. export control laws and laws where the recipient = resides. Offer may not be assigned, exchanged, sold, transferred, or = combined with any other discount or offer, or redeemed for cash or other = goods and services. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by = law.
It = would be great if someone could tell me if I=92m reading this correctly. = I already made the decision to buy the upgrade to CS6 from CS5 Master = Collection for the $1049 price tag since =93future upgrades=94 are not = =93excluded.=94
If = I=92m wrong I want to see if I can cancel the order and go for the $525 = deal.
Anyone?Rich Bajjalieh
 
From: James Culbertson = [mailto:albion@speakeasy.net] 
Sent: Monday, April 23, = 2012 12:13 PM
To: After Effects Mail = List
Subject: Re: [AE] CS6 upgrade = paths
I assume = the buy CS5.5 now get CS6 for free is for full purchase not = upgrades?
Thanks, = James
On Apr = 23, 2012, at 3:57 AM, Darren Marshall = wrote:
Not sure = whether I am grasping the new Adobe upgrade path options fully, can = someone explain the benefits of signing up to creative cloud (special = intro offer =A327.34 a month) where it states that all CS6 apps plus = additional cloud based apps can be downloaded and used, as opposed to = the CS5 to CS5.5 upgrade offer where they send CS6 as a complimentary = upgrade?
If all = the apps are available for =A327.34 then =A346.88 (after first year) a = month then surely that is a much more cost effective option working on = the basis that there will be a CS upgrade at least once a = year?
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Darren = Marshall
DazPix
Design / Motion Graphics / Creative Direction / = VFX / Production Services