[Hidden-tech] Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

[Lynn Nichols]

I've used the Creative Cloud for about five months and love it. I have a 
credit card on file with Adobe and they check once a month to make sure 
I'm still using the software and then charge my credit card.

As for Cloud based... yes and no. The software is available from the 
Cloud, and you download what you want to your desktop. I actually prefer 
this, because that means I can work even when I don't have Internet 
access (like in the wilds of Maine).

I don't know of a buyout/lockin feature with this. But for people like 
me, who were several iterations behind in the Creative Suite, it's a 
great deal. And I can try out software that I most likely would never 
buy (like Premiere).

Lynn



On 12/13/12 3:23 PM, Rich Roth wrote:
>     ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area.
>     ** If you did, we all thank you.
>
>
>
>
> This point about losing access unless you keep paying go online at 
> least once every 30 days is a key issue and does change the meaning of 
> the monthly payment,
> that is how I read the offer - does anyone who has the server confirm 
> that ?
> I'd suprised there isn't a 'buyout/lockin' once you have subscribed 
> for a certain number of months.
>
> Also - let me note that a number of people have commented without 
> really knowing the Adobe offer -- these is not a cloud based service 
> offering, like
> google aps - this is an alternative way to get the standard desktop 
> adobe aps like photoshop - they are still desktop aps.
> It does point to the name being confusing.
> AND please if you are going to comment - please comment from first 
> hand knowledge or, at least, check your facts carefully first.
>
> Rich/webmaster
>
>
> On 12/12/2012 11:30 PM, Bruce Hooke wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page:http://www.hidden-tech.net
>> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
>>
>> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.
>> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members
>> page on the Hidden Tech Web site.
>> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members
>>
>>
>> No virus found in this message.
>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com>
>> Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2634/5954 - Release Date: 12/12/12
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Rich Roth
> Webmaster/Steering Committee Member
> Hidden-techhttp://www.hidden-tech.net
> The Talent you need is right here,
> Join and share your skills
> ((Sponsored by Thrives Media))
> http://www.thrivesmedia.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net
> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
>
> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list.
> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members
> page on the Hidden Tech Web site.
> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members

-- 
Lynn A. Nichols, Starstruck Design
Gill, MA . 413-863-7752 . lynn at starstruckdesign.com
http://www.starstruckdesign.com . http://www.shopwesternmass.com

"I didn't know we had a King... I thought we were an autonomous 
collective." - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20121213/590401ab/attachment.html