P: Photoshop pricing structure is too high

Ah. Thing is, I only need 4 programs and end up paying for 10. It’s ok when I have work but it’s been 5 months with no money coming in and I have to gamble with the prospect of getting a project or paying for my dog to see the vet. I am at wits end. You can’t get AE, AI, and PS for less than $52 a month. I am a 30 year user.

yes, and that's exactly what I am doing.  I bought Affinity Photo and don't use Photoshop anymore.  Works well enough until something better comes along.  I just piled on to this thread to give my voice to Adobe that I, and people like me, would still be happy to give them my money if they came up with a pricing model that makes sense for people in my situation.

Has everybody forgotten about the days when there was no such thing as Adobe CC and a pay per month subscription? Remember the days when if you couldn't afford to pay for these programs upfront you didn't get the programs?

People seem to only focus on what is convenient for them. Adobe provides the highest level software for world class professionals who are using their products on a regular basis. And you want them to focus on people who use their software a couple times a year? I think they have done more than they ever needed to by providing a subscription service and to be quite honest, if you can't afford $10 a month, you're doing something wrong and may need to rethink your life goals.

I understand that, but nobody forces you to use Photoshop. There are competitors that do not charge per month, and there are even free alternatives.

My main gripe with the pricing model is that a monthly subscription just doesn't make sense for a lot of people who don't use photoshop more than a couple of times a year. It's not that $10/month is a lot to pay for something you use regularly or professionally but it's a lot if you don't even use it most months. It's like how fitness clubs force you into multi year memberships but then most people never end up going after a few weeks. It's an unsavory business model.

Yep. First of all, this is a very old thread and no longer valid anyway. People complain about paying 999 for Photoshop, but today Photoshop can be had for only 10/month.

And secondly people always think that their idea/report/complaint is the most important remark ever made in any forum. So if there's no answer, or their suggestion is not implemented, they get frustrated and complain that Adobe never listens to its customers.

I agree with christoph. Not everything is a conspiracy.

You'll be lucky if Adobe even read it.

This Forum is officially being monitored, just because
• some requests are not being implemented, 
• some bugs linger, 
• some threads don’t feature replies from Adobe employees
does not mean the threads have not been registered. 

You'll be lucky if Adobe even read it. Manufacturers like Adobe have forums for one reason, so subscribers can share knowledge and fix issues so they don't have to bother. Ever tried Adobe support? it sucks and that is why everyone is here, everyone but Adobe.