This was my summary of the postings, not my personal view of what issue I consider important. My main point is the lack of response from Tom and Adobe to these complaints. 99jon wrote Many complaints about the enforced subscription model. Not sure what you expect to hear. It was the same when Adobe stopped supporting CS6. How do you think loyal subscribers would feel if you could simply get all the new tools for £110 or $150? I expected a response from Tom about the many complaints that have been made. Personally, I am fine with the subscription model but many people aren't. And, there are legitimate complaints that, in the past, Adobe 'hid' the option to pay a one-time fee so that that argument that customer weren't buying it is spurious. I do have very strong objections to forced use of cloud storage and the associated high costs that this will create to users. Many complaints about the enforced cloud uploading with the new LR CC. Adobe rushed out the Lr Classic 7.0.1 update to correct this. I'm not talking about Classic. I am talking about the new LR CC which, from everything that I have seen, still requires that you update your entire library to the cloud. Many complaints about the naming decisions and the confusion it has caused. It will take time for understanding to spread but Lr CC will become synonymous with the complete suite of desktop and mobile apps comprising the eco system, with automatic backup storage. For those wanting a traditional catalog based on files & folders Lr Classic will continue to meet these needs while giving control over what photos (if any) are added to the could via synchronized collections. As established users, we will all adapt. But, new users coming to Adobe's Lightroom page will see a big ad for Lightroom CC and assume that this is the same product as last year. They will not be aware of the nuances of CC vs Classic, etc. And since Adobe doesn't highlight the Classic on their main page, new users will get the cloud-based CC by default. It is also incorrect to refer to the current cloud system as providing 'back-up' of your photographs. LR CC clearly sees the cloud storage as the primary image location since the emphasis the ability to access the cloud images from multiple platforms - not a feature of a back-up service. Many complaints about the confusing advertising on Adobe's web site, and the difficulty they created in finding the stand-alone Lightroom in the past and the lack of highlighting of LR Classic on the main pages. Lr Classic is available within two of the Photography Plans. For the time being a stand-alone perpetual version of Lr6 can still be purchased from the link below. On-line resellers such as Bestbuy, Amazon (£110 in UK), Costco etc. appear to still have stocks. Part of this point is not whether you can now buy the stand-alone version. Rather, the complaints are about Adobe's business practices in the past (which are carrying over some what now). Adobe made it nearly impossible for users to find the standalone version of Lightroom on their web site. They then turn around and say 'users over-whelmingly bought the subscription version'. Well, if user couldn't find how to order the stand-alone version, you can not use their purchasing patterns as evidence that they preferred the subscription model. That is just bad logic. Adobe is following a similar process with Classic. Yes, it is available in two packages. But, Classic does not appear as a major topic on their main Lightroom page. Have a look at this page: Adobe Creative Cloud Photography plan | Professional photo editing software It says that the Photography plans include the new Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC, with no mention of Classic. None of the glossy graphics relates to Classic. There is line which mentions that the plan includes Classic but it gives no details. And the page it links to gives some information but has a large box about the cloud version being the 'future of photography'.
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