Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f172.google.com ([209.85.216.172] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5475970 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 17 May 2014 20:31:14 +0200 Received: by mail-qc0-f172.google.com with SMTP id l6so6579858qcy.31 for ; Sat, 17 May 2014 11:31:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject :message-id:date:references:in-reply-to:to; bh=NW0hqpE10kfqowJvq+YzmW9YqKz3QuPUMgvzfwzGBC4=; b=VZT+hgFynqe/aJfaQxBn8jiLxkkoKXeXVjh/dVf6A9HL57mv37MvzL3M+fjx5UWrZG qeoDDhFnrZA7NMrdace8oIYkhb1lKoAJfLtbIDIl5yBCZnfH1coWQsgehP1amYaQYsSm hJoNwQJiiDDVYWq/I1oyDa/8YRSy6whmmhMyEKvfR+Vm+KzmH0BHe+nx86TO/RHzqsD+ +4Rs9B6+JXNQUxSw4d51fmwjgaPYbb3yz35strvyBjiVepgjKt8/mQdtp8DXjLgArank E2bOvSMCrGg/fgzExdOvzmoXV2KugHDxIrHgNqhszrdVwuY2IzNU2/jsLTPIABrhcQTU ObDA== X-Received: by 10.224.169.6 with SMTP id w6mr34034225qay.102.1400351472953; Sat, 17 May 2014 11:31:12 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.32] (cpe-24-90-203-116.nyc.res.rr.com. [24.90.203.116]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id m7sm18896366qae.35.2014.05.17.11.31.11 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 17 May 2014 11:31:11 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-Original-From: Rendernyc From: Rendernyc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: [AE] CC subscription price increase Message-Id: Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 14:31:10 -0400 References: In-Reply-To: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11D167) Less than half of adobes revenue comes from the CC software.=20 > On May 17, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Brian Klein wrote: >=20 > I think the $49.99 rate is what they have always said it was going to be, w= asn't it? I feel like it's maybe a tad too expensive, and I wish they would b= reak it out into app groups. I don't use any of the web apps, and it feels l= ike I am paying for them, therefore I feel a bit cheated. But software is al= l Adobe makes (I think, at least...) So it's their only source of income. Ap= ple makes more money by selling the computers/devices, so they can afford to= price their software lower. I think that's why we are seeing such a differe= nce in the pricing between the two companies. >=20 > Also, to maybe make a bit more of a fair comparison between Adobe and Appl= e apps, you would add Logic Pro X and Aperature to your price. (And that sti= ll wouldn't include high-end color grading, web development, or Photoshop an= d Illustrator replacements.) However, the nice thing about that is you don't= have to buy them if you don't need them. And you only need to buy them once= . And it doesn't appear they are going to charge for updates.=20 >=20 > My 2=C2=A2. >=20 > Brian Klein >=20 >> On May 17, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: >>=20 >> I knew the first year was an introductory rate, but I got notice today my= monthly rate was going to increase to $49.99/mo. from $29.99. >>=20 >> That's a pretty steep hike. I was expecting more along the lines of $39.= 99, maybe without good reasons for it. >>=20 >> So, this puts the annual rate at $600. I was used to paying that every o= ther year as an upgrade to the Production Premium bundle. >>=20 >> I still don't think that's an outrageous price, and it's deductible to me= , but I think this plays into some fears that some people had when Adobe ann= ounced their subscription model. After all, you can still buy a permanent l= icense of Motion, Compressor and FCP for $400, and upgrades are included. >>=20 >> What do you think? >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> . >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to