I seem to find that the new versions don't really have anything I need all that much, so I tend to wait until I am about to loose the ability to upgrade before I upgrade on my Adobe Software. So, thank you for the tip off that I need to upgrade from CS3 in the next couple of weeks!! Given that I tend to go 3 or 4 years before upgrading, Jonathon's math very much points me towards getting the boxed software rather than going over to the Creative Cloud. I also don't really like the idea of being locked into a monthly fee in perpetuity in order to maintain access to my Adobe software. I have some (non-Adobe) software that is over a decade old that I still use on occassion. Thanks, Bruce -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20121212/68ff30e8/attachment.html