P: Photoshop pricing structure is too high

Why is the software software so expensive? cant you make it cheaper? there are really young people who use it but can't afford it. do you honestly think that's fair?

We might have different views on what would constitute an »attack« and politeness in general.

I guess you misunderstood her intent, yep, just as you misunderstood mine and started to attack me. It's called "projection" and it ruins lives every single day. I don't really blame you, I blame the structure of the ego. It's obsessed with being 'right' and feeling 'morally superior' to others, and will usually stop at nothing to achieve those two juicy narcissistic ends. It just can't help itself, not unlike the person who can't help but steal a copy of Photoshop since Adobe doesn't offer more reasonable monthly payment options, and nobody wants to pay $22 a month, for life, and never actually own it. They're losing a lot of money, and they're picking up a lot of 'bad karma' in the process, since we all know that 'simple folk' just can't help themselves when it comes to stealing 'shiny stuff'. Out of compassion, then, I recommend giving people some kind of monthly payment plan. There's a lot of people who would go for it, and many of those same people are just going to steal it. It's simple, really, and getting people to understand simplicity is just about impossible. 🙂

»She wasn't. She was talking about a plugin.«
I guess I had misunderstood the motivation (or what was implied with »terms of agreement«) then and there was indeed no reason for restraint on that poster’s part.

"This is not a country, but a forum."

Stating the obvious in order to make me look stupid. (You loveless freak.)

"seem unwise to proclaim to any practices that might not be legal"

She wasn't. She was talking about a plugin.

"So you think temptation is insurmountable?"

Actually yes, in many cases people are still more 'animal' than 'human', such as yourself, who can't help but to try to make others feel stupid, ashamed, and 'morally inferior' as compared to the wonderful wonderful 'you'.

»My God, what is this, a communist country?? Is Stalin running this place?«
This is not a country, but a Forum.

»Respect for Adobe is one thing, but being afraid to speak freely is quite another.«
This Forum is maintained by Adobe so it would not only seem unwise to proclaim to any practices that might not be legal, it would be impolite to the Adobe employees who contribute here.

»If you hire a servant and you leave your wallet full of cash out on the table, if the servant steals your wallet, which of you is responsible?«
So you think temptation (at least in financial matters) is insurmountable?

I just got an e-mail from Hunts, the Topaz bundle is currently on sale for $249.00

Ok, I heard from a user & not adobe so......I use the Topaz system. All you need is Elements 10 and Topaz added as a plug in.
It's about $300.00. (259.00 on sale)
It's a direct download straight from Topaz or the CDs can come from B&H in NYC or Hunt's in Boston. http://www.topazlabs.com/
Check it out, affordable editing to expand on Adobe.

My God, what is this, a communist country?? Is Stalin running this place?

Speak freely, my dear. Don't let fear enslave you any more than it already (quite obviously) has. Respect for Adobe is one thing, but being afraid to speak freely is quite another. That's not integrity, it's just fear. Speak freely, and let the responsibility for it be mine. If anyone gets banned, for this, I'll take it.

To me, Adobe is making a huge mistake by selling Photoshop for either $800+ dollars, or giving you the "renting by month" option, which takes advantage of people who can't afford it, but need it.

When you buy anything else, such as a car, or a large TV, you can pay it off in monthly payments. So why can't we pay Photoshop off in the same way?

If you hire a servant and you leave your wallet full of cash out on the table, if the servant steals your wallet, which of you is responsible? It's you, of course, because you tempted them with a huge stack of cash knowing very well they wouldn't be able to help themselves.

Well, most people have a stolen copy of Photoshop. Why? Adobe leaves a big shiny thing out on the table, knowing very well that most people won't be able to help themselves. If you could make it affordable, in bite-sized chunks, that would alleviate you from the karmic responsibility of all of those cracked copies. People know that paying $22/month (to never even own it) is a ripoff. Adobe is saying, "If you're rich, we like you, and if you're poor, please enjoy a lifetime of enslavement to us." LOL.

This world. Everything is backwards here. The above paying customer is afraid to speak freely here. This is truly backwards. Man oh man.

You are right, I should have expected that from someone who is super de todo ...