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Will Adobe Creative Cloud price become less expensive in the future?

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June 22, 2013
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Will Adobe Creative Cloud price become less expensive in the future? At the moment $29.99 a month for a year is reasonable price for CC subscription for current suite owners. Once the $29.99 promo ends, I can't afford $49.99 a month once the year is over.

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Banjoboyslim

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Right? I only want to use maybe four of the Desktop apps and so they should provide a cheaper solution. I guess I'll be using CS6 for the rest of my life or find a cheaper solution.

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bridgetteh

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Me too!!!

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mikez93

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Yep. The fact that we have to rent and CANNOT own the latest versions makes me ill. I will jump the Adobe ship as soon as I possibly can.

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Am05

Participating Frequently

At least some people have the benefit of getting an existing-customer price for CC. What about new customers? I'm a graphic designer on a fixed low-end salary ($25K/yr) working in an environment where boss rejects the Adobe subscription model. Although we run CS6, the software starts to age fast when you are sharing stuff among vendors and agencies with up-to-date software. As a private individual, I am forced to cough up $49/mo with no guarantee of return on investment???

What in the...effing...hell???!!

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fontan75

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I work for a school district and we purchased CS5 Master Suite many years ago and are still using it. That was a one time fee that has lasted five years or so. Now in order to upgrade we have to pay slightly more than we did back then, but on an annual basis. For us that is 5 to 6 times the actual price of software for our district.

I have talked to lots of districts in the same boat, Annual fees of $15K to $20K won't cut it. It is already tough to consider $15K for software that will last 3-5 years.

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atxbusiness

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Our company has purchased CS1,2,3,&5.

Now with a new hire, we have to upgrade to CS6, since now CS5 serials can be purchased anymore.

To upgrade to CS6 would be roughly $3,750.

Adobe CC would be about $3,000 a year!!!!!

We typically kept the software for 3 years, so now to go to cloud, Adobe essentially tripled the cost of their software for us.

No thanks to CC. We'll stick with CS6 for now and see what other options are available in 3 years.

KBeautiful1

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I am so glad I never bought into the CC hype. When they first announced it, it just sound so sketchy to me. All of this money people are paying to rent software. This is not hardware like; Cameras, Lighting etc.,

If you don't pay the monthly fee all of your work now belongs to them WTH?!?!?

I have CS3.3, CS5.5 and CS6 and I am quite happy with it. I own the products, they are mine and Adobe can never take that away from me

So yes you are doing the right thing by just upgrading to CS6, the features are still pretty much the same.

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designman

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After literally decades of using the Adobe creative programs, this move by Adobe has totally destroyed my faith in their integrity.

Regretfully, I will abandon the programs I have used and loved.

I can highly recommend Gimp and Inkscape, which are low cost or free. They are open source and developing to almost match the abilities of Illustrator and Photoshop.

They don't look as slick, granted. However they are continuously developing and will, no doubt, supersede Adobe's flagships.

What a shame. Bad, bad move Adobe.

I teach these programs to students as part of a Desktop Publishing course who will never be able to afford them when they finish their courses. I may now have to start teaching them other alternatives to use.

John Waller

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will, no doubt, supersede Adobe's flagships.

That is highly unlikely given the engineering talent and millions in cash which Adobe invests into their products each year.

What matters is whether Adobe's market share will be dented in any significant way by their wholesale shift to the Cloud.

The jury's out on that one for a few years until we see some solid financial and analytical data from Adobe and commentators. However results to date from the first 12 months are very encouraging for Adobe and the Creative Cloud. Wait and see if the trend continues.

Regardless of which alternatives they try during training (open source and/or proprietary), students will still be expected by employers to be familiar and experienced with Adobe software - when they graduate - for many years to come. Many employers have established and profitable workflows which are still using tried and tested versions ranging from CS to CS6.

ActionCamStudio

Inspiring

I'm really,really,really upset with Adobe, the worst customer care company. After one year of subscription at 29,99€ now i have to pay 49,99€. This is absolutely not convenient, after the rubbery of my account information from hackers and the LOT of bugs that i've had with CC softwares. I've thinked that Adobe will take care of their customer. But the truth is that we are only bank account. Sorry for the harsh word, but this is not the way to take care of customers. For sure, i've a lot of projects that i'm working on and i'll pay the 49,99€ at least for a couple of months. I have a small company...a one man company and with tax and all other thing that i have to pay, 49,99€ is a real phlebotomy.

Great news from Adobe...

Roberto

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brennanfromadobe3

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They are working on the prices but in the mean time here is a link for a FREE 30 day trial of full access to Adobe Creative Cloud! It doesn't ask for any payment info so don't worry about getting charged later or hidden fees!!!

http://adobe.ly/1iWSdLG

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Clodimedius

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Please consider the Flicker offering, at $ 50 year for for 2 To - yes, 2 terabites!

I currently use the free version of Creative Cloud at 2 Go - which is 1000 times less storage space.
I use Creative Cloud to stock work in progress files, but honestly, I cannot find an adequate and diplomatic expression to underline how much it is expensive.
Difficult to understand Adobe strategy. Don't you put yourself in a position of loosing your customers because you are more and more greedy?

Not being a professional photographer, the mensual fee is not affordable. I don't think that I will continue to work with Adobe products for long.

Cordially

bitm07

Inspiring

Photo Rumors claim that Adobe are looking into different Creative Cloud subsciptions offers. These include the full suite for $29.99 or Photoshop CC for $9.99, both on a 3 year contract. A link to the rumor is below

http://photorumors.com/2013/06/16/adobe-is-considering-new-pricing-models-for-creative-cloud/

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Anonymous

the problem with this is that Adobe has put me in a position where I cannot trust them anymore.... even if the cloud was $10 a month I wouldnt go for it..

I already own CS6 so where is my incentive?

The reality for many is that...I dont like renting ... every fibre in me tells me that long term its going to cost me a hell of a lot more.. and the fact my projects and files may be at stake... no sorry.. cant do it...

All I want is a perpetual licence ... (we had this option last year)...if adobe cannot provide that then I will look to Avid,FCP,Edius etc

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crapola

Participating Frequently

the introductory price is a carrot, or more likely a sucker punch. once you are in, adobe will flog you. Enjoy the uncreative cloud.

Herbert2001

Inspiring

Yes, CC will become much cheaper because Adobe loves its customers, and will do anything to make their customers' lives happier with excellent free point updates, free bug fixes, and backward file compatibility. They will also provide excellent support, and strive for open and honest communication with their customers.

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karin.carlson

Inspiring

Yes, CC will become much cheaper because Adobe loves its customers, and will do anything to make their customers' lives happier with excellent free point updates, free bug fixes, and backward file compatibility. They will also provide excellent support, and strive for open and honest communication with their customers.

You're being sarcastic, right?

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