Just curious: Is CC worth the money and bondage ?

Well, my situation is different than many, because I didn't upgrade from CS3 until I subscribed to the Creative Cloud just after it became available, which basically got me the CS6 Master Collection for only a monthly subscription. It has been over two years and I have not yet paid enough to cover the Master Collection. Add to that price what the upgrade might have been, and I think I am still a few years away from paying the full price. Or what would have been the full price plus upgrade fees.

If I had owned CS6 outright, I probably would not yet have upgraded.

But I would have liked to upgrade, and would have resented not doing so until I might have given in. Maybe just the $9.95 Photoshop/Lightroom bundle though.

As for beta testing, I used to do that for Adobe. This is not like that at all. Not even close. But I do agree that Adobe needs to enhance their beta testing to catch more bugs. Unlike shooternz, I did have a problem that prevented me from using CC 2014 until the H.264 problem was fixed. But it wasn't that long and I did have software I could use to do the job. I just didn't get the new toys right away.

I really like some of the new features, and I am not at all unhappy paying a monthly fee to get the latest and greatest Adobe software. But as I said, my situation is different. I didn't spend the big bucks to get CS6 and then have the rug pulled out from under me like you did. I signed up for a low entry fee and it worked out nicely. And living in the USA I don't get shafted with unreasonably high foreign prices and the additional VAT.

Besides, if all I had to do to live for eternity was pay Adobe a monthly fee - it would be well worth it!

Edit: I am very curious to see what kind of changes Adobe is talking about in the announcement they made recently about the enhancements across the video products. If they add "Adobe Camera RAW" to Premiere Pro (taken from Photoshop), I will be a very happy guy. I am so much better at using Photoshop to grade my footage than I am at SpeedGrade - all because I learned Camera RAW for my photos.

cc_merchant wrote: As I said, just curious.

As I'd stated to shooter, you're not "just curious".  You're trolling.

I'll play along.  I've come to appreciate the CC model, though I suspect I'd be happy/happier without it.  It has allowed me dabble with other software in the suite that I've begun using fairly regularly now.  Aside from Premiere and Photoshop, I'm using Audition a lot.  I've dabbled in AE a bit.  Muse is standing by when I finally decide to start building my website (some day.. honest).  The barrier to entry for a lot of these was a bit too high (cost) previously.  Now?  It's more affordable spread out over a longer term.

There are nice pricing deals that pop up from time to time.  I was paying $20/month for Pr and Ps when CC first launched.  When it came time to re-up, Adobe briefly offered a full CC license for $30/month.  For $360 for 12 months, I'll get to use any of the CC apps I want.  Next year, that monthly charge might go up to the standard $50/month.  But I'm kinda betting they'll have another "special" running.

Like you no CC, in UK so saved enough by not subscribing to buy a new Panasonic DSLR.

So who is the monkey?

There have been to many problems induced by upgrades to even risk it, remember with CC you are the beta tester.

In...before this gets moved to the Lounge

As I have just paid my second yearly subscription I am well placed to comment.

The work ( income) I did with Premiere alone in the 1st year easily amortised the cost of approx $50US per month, ( I pay it annually in NZD$).  Edits costing from $1000 to $5000 makes this cost "small potatoes" as an overhead!

This over head cost  more  when doing CS Upgrades during the  Perpetual Licence versions and I now have more apps in  the toolbox.

I have been very happy with the regular updates and fature sets ( ignoring the dumbness of the EOF Indicator)..and feel I am ahead.