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oliviao48927584
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January 18, 2022
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Do I own photoshop once I pay enough monthly payments that reach the actual one-time payment price?

  • January 18, 2022
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Here's my situation. I have been paying for Photoshop via a monthly ($10.99) subscription for 31 months now. $10.99 times 31 is $340. Isn't that more expensive than what photoshop actually costs? Am I allowed to get a refund for the difference? According to an Adobe Help representative I spoke to today, a one-time payment for photoshop is around 100$ for a full license for one device. I payed well over $100 by now. Either the representative was wrong, or I am being scammed. 

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doc_6562
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November 25, 2024

It is a scam. They wont sell it to you so you will rent forever till kingdom com!

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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November 25, 2024

That Adobe doesn’t sell perpetual licenses does not make the cloud licensing model a »scam«. 

Please mind your manners. 

    michellel69465098
    michellel69465098
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    July 23, 2024

    i cant remember how many years ive had to pay for.. well how many years has it been that you had to pay.. then thats the answer.. so i thought i would have gotten a free key or even Photoshop Illistrator.. too much money 

    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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    July 23, 2024

    It's SaaS, Software as a Service.

     

    You don't get free for life electricity, gas, water, music or video streaming or internet access after for a certain amount of time. You pay for the use, stop paying and you no longer receive the service.

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
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      January 18, 2022

      The subscription includes upgrading, so actually the static "rent"-model doesn't apply. Effectively, it's a new product every year.

       

      If you could lease a car on those terms, it would be a pretty good deal.

        Stephen Marsh
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        Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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        January 18, 2022

        Photoshop never cost $100 for a perpetual license. I think that Photoshop CS6 used to cost USD $699 USD back when you could purchase a single perpetucal license (Photoshop CS6 Extended was closer to $999). That all ended with the SaaS model (Software as a Service), you rent – for as long as you need the service, just like you rent electricity, gas, phone/internet etc., there is no perpetual model.

         

        P.S. Forgot to mention, software is licensed, not owned, even for perpetual.

          TheDigitalDog
          TheDigitalDog
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          January 18, 2022

          There hasn't been a perpetual license for Photoshop in a very long time. It is subscription based; like your cell phone, cable or many other software products.

          You've never, ever owned Photoshop, even from day one. You purchased a license to use it. Then when upgrades or major new versions came about, you paid for that (example, Photoshop 2.5 to Photoshop 3 etc).

          You subscribe monthly until you decide you never want to use it again. Just as you subscribe to HBO until you don't want to view HBO any more.

          Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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            iPaul777
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            February 25, 2024

            There is a huge difference between the pricing model of today and that of Adobe's past.  You used to buy a license for a particular version of Photoshop and you got unlimited use of that version on one computer.  Paying for new versions isn't the same as paying a monthly fee.  I was content staying on the same version for years.  At least you had the choice on whether or not to upgrade.  I'm against subsription-based pricing models.

              c.pfaffenbichler
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              c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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              February 25, 2024

              I also find Adobe’s switch to an exclusive Cloud license model unfortunate, but that's how it is at current. 

               

              Well, now the people who previously left out several versions between upgrading should have no reason to post surprised complaints about changes that have happened several versions (and by extension years) ago. 

                Theresa J
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                Theresa JCommunity Expert
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                January 18, 2022

                Sounds like you got some bad information. You can not purchase Photoshop. You can purchase Photoshop Elements for probably less than $100. It's a good application but not the same as Photoshop.

                Your subscription is paying for a service that includes the Photoshop application. You are not making a payment for the application.

                  Conrad_C
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                  Conrad_CCommunity Expert
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                  January 18, 2022

                  I wonder if Theresa J is on to something. Maybe the Adobe rep was talking about Photoshop Elements, because $99.99 is exactly the list price of a full license, not subscription, for Photoshop Elements (not Photoshop).

                   

                  (If you end up wanting to buy Photoshop Elements, a tip: It’s often on sale if you look around, right now it’s $60 at some stores)

                    TheDigitalDog
                    TheDigitalDog
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                    January 18, 2022
                    quote

                    I wonder if Theresa J is on to something. Maybe the Adobe rep was talking about Photoshop Elements, because $99.99 is exactly the list price of a full license, not subscription, for Photoshop Elements (not Photoshop).

                    By @Conrad_C

                     

                    Indeed, that  is possible but I also think it is important that we recognize that the OP is paying for a Photoshop subscription as stated and that Elements isn't the same; greatly reduced functionality. Yes, the OP can get a license for Elements for $99 or less. No, it isn't the same as what the OP has been using for 31 months.

                    You get what you pay for. The OP needs to consider this too.

                    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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