Return-Path: Received: from mail-yk0-f182.google.com ([209.85.160.182] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5475991 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 17 May 2014 20:57:55 +0200 Received: by mail-yk0-f182.google.com with SMTP id 9so3308866ykp.27 for ; Sat, 17 May 2014 11:57:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=klUrU4Oc7o51Y8IffUIgnv7igBAI9BdHZrB1vzemY90=; b=f0uS0i8r5ILDJhUSLbQ/L8oDw7RIXWcOzQsAf0LXIVBif+/fGxw7mxfeiw5QR2RAAA BJfL9pnezTy4ytpi+/RTWhztp0hS3IYHaDZb/f6NvPpijHxUdJDMHlXIN+25qVqI7QdK eKSG7lvtoPkkgyvNN9XItNTuCsNLKFEbFlJiNEnqWnRYaN6cphjvpSdbFvZDhlL7pRe6 3y/bsNOTtJRiunltOYk5kMOIDSimCyTYrSWEGk0cPeTXNJjRME1bZlKmKX0shDumonqY gkLx9R7wb+nbzK2vr3OVcXMCUyVmqjfrkoq8uUrIpBYitCqb8wa10npwI7EovFu/GXzU CKnA== X-Received: by 10.236.67.33 with SMTP id i21mr5915150yhd.131.1400353073813; Sat, 17 May 2014 11:57:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.170.76.134 with HTTP; Sat, 17 May 2014 11:57:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 14:57:13 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] CC subscription price increase To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e011829ca865de004f99d1b23 --089e011829ca865de004f99d1b23 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Interesting. What is their other source of revenue? On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Rendernyc wrote: > Less than half of adobes revenue comes from the CC software. > > > On May 17, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Brian Klein wrote= : > > > > I think the $49.99 rate is what they have always said it was going to > be, wasn't it? I feel like it's maybe a tad too expensive, and I wish the= y > would break it out into app groups. I don't use any of the web apps, and = it > feels like I am paying for them, therefore I feel a bit cheated. But > software is all Adobe makes (I think, at least...) So it's their only > source of income. Apple makes more money by selling the computers/devices= , > so they can afford to price their software lower. I think that's why we a= re > seeing such a difference in the pricing between the two companies. > > > > Also, to maybe make a bit more of a fair comparison between Adobe and > Apple apps, you would add Logic Pro X and Aperature to your price. (And > that still wouldn't include high-end color grading, web development, or > Photoshop and Illustrator replacements.) However, the nice thing about th= at > is you don't have to buy them if you don't need them. And you only need t= o > buy them once. And it doesn't appear they are going to charge for updates= . > > > > My 2=C2=A2. > > > > Brian Klein > > > >> On May 17, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: > >> > >> 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. > >> > >> That's a pretty steep hike. I was expecting more along the lines of > $39.99, maybe without good reasons for it. > >> > >> So, this puts the annual rate at $600. I was used to paying that ever= y > other year as an upgrade to the Production Premium bundle. > >> > >> 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 Adob= e > announced their subscription model. After all, you can still buy a > permanent license of Motion, Compressor and FCP for $400, and upgrades ar= e > included. > >> > >> What do you think? > >> > >> > >> > >> . > >> > >> +---End of message---+ > >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --=20 _____________________________ VFX & Motion Graphic Artist teddygage dot com --089e011829ca865de004f99d1b23 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Interesting. What is their other source of revenue?
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On Sat, May 17= , 2014 at 2:31 PM, Rendernyc <rendernyc@gmail.com> wrote:<= br>
Less than half of adobes revenue comes from = the CC software.

> On May 17, 2014, at 2:22 PM, Brian Klein <klein.brian@icloud.com> wrote:
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> I think the $49.99 rate is what they have always said it was going to = be, wasn't it? I feel like it's maybe a tad too expensive, and I wi= sh they would break it out into app groups. I don't use any of the web = apps, and it feels like I am paying for them, therefore I feel a bit cheate= d. But software is all Adobe makes (I think, at least...) So it's their= only source of income. Apple makes more money by selling the computers/dev= ices, so they can afford to price their software lower. I think that's = why we are seeing such a difference in the pricing between the two companie= s.
>
> Also, to maybe make a bit more of a fair comparison between Adobe and = Apple apps, you would add Logic Pro X and Aperature to your price. (And tha= t still wouldn't include high-end color grading, web development, or Ph= otoshop and Illustrator replacements.) However, the nice thing about that i= s you don't have to buy them if you don't need them. And you only n= eed to buy them once. And it doesn't appear they are going to charge fo= r updates.
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> My 2=C2=A2.
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> Brian Klein
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>> On May 17, 2014, at 12:04 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:
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>> I knew the first year was an introductory rate, but I got notice t= oday my monthly rate was going to increase to $49.99/mo. from $29.99.
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>> That's a pretty steep hike. =C2=A0I was expecting more along t= he lines of $39.99, maybe without good reasons for it.
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>> So, this puts the annual rate at $600. =C2=A0I was used to paying = that every other year as an upgrade to the Production Premium bundle.
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>> 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 peopl= e had when Adobe announced their subscription model. =C2=A0After all, you c= an still buy a permanent license of Motion, Compressor and FCP for $400, an= d upgrades are included.
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>> What do you think?
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