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pwillener
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May 29, 2015 8:27 AM UTC
Question

Document Cloud tracks explained: "Continuous" vs. "Classic"

I have been wondering for a while why there are two different downloads for Acrobat Reader and Acrobat Pro/Standard: "Continuous" (DC) and "Classic" (2015).

I noticed that these install into different folders (Reader: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader DC\Reader or C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 2015\Reader); store the Preferences in different keys (Reader: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\DC\ or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\2015\), and of course there are two branches on the FTP server:

This article explains pretty well what this is all about: http://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/whatsnewdc.html

I think I will have to uninstall my mixed softwares and install all of the same kind.

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Somchai
Participant
Oct 19, 2015 3:41 AM UTC

Adobe made it hard again.

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    EnterpriseHelp
    EnterpriseHelp
    Inspiring
    Oct 19, 2015 5:57 PM UTC
    • If you're installing the Classic track, not much has changed from past releases that makes anything harder.
    • If you're installing the Continuous track, the major version does not increment or get end of lifed after 2.5 years, so keeping current is in fact easier.

    I do agree that having two tracks with many differences makes it harder to choose the right path forward, but hopefully having two choices is better than having no choices.

    hth,

    Ben

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    Legend
    Nov 10, 2015 11:56 AM UTC

    I can see that enterprise customers can choose either track. But I cannot find it firmly stated how this relates to retail customers.

    I think it is the case that

    * Subscribers get the continuous track (and cannot run the classic software)

    * Purchasers of one-time licenses get the classic track (and cannot run the continuous software)

    Is this correct?

    Secondary question: as I understand it the classic track will not get new features like tabs unless or until there is a major chargeable update. Is that correct?

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    Det_
    Det_
    Participant
    Jul 18, 2015 4:37 PM UTC

    See:

    The graph explains it best (Continuous will assumably go on to 16.x, 17.x, etc., while Classic (at least the current one) will stay at 15.x):

    continuous.jpg

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      pwillener
      pwillenerAuthor
      Legend
      Jul 15, 2015 5:55 AM UTC

      The version numbers after the first update (July 14, 2015, for both Acrobat and Reader)

      • Classic (2015): 15.006.30060
      • Continuous (DC): 15.008.20082
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        pwillener
        pwillenerAuthor
        Legend
        May 30, 2015 3:00 AM UTC

        P.S. the installed version numbers are also different (for both Acrobat and Reader)

        • Classic (2015): 15.006.30033
        • Continuous (DC): 15.007.20033

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        Also, Acrobat DC requires different serial numbers for the two product lines; serial numbers are not interchangeable.  It is therefore strange that the public download (https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/acrobat-downloads.html) only offers the "Classic" version!

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