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Doug4907
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November 22, 2017
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Acrobat Pro DC

  • November 22, 2017
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For the last 3ish years I have used Acrobat XI Pro.  Adobe advises that XI is no longer supported.  So I decided it would be best to upgrade.

I have always used standalone software, so I went on to the "ask a question" quick chat, and advised that there was a "no subscription" upgrade option available.  They gave me a link to upgrade.

I did this at a cost of AUS$325.(abt US$247)  When I downloaded,  the software I got was called Acrobat Pro 2017.

Is Acrobat Pro 2017 the same as Acrobat Pro DC ?

Regards,

Doug

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November 22, 2017

Sorta. Acrobat DC is the name used for the subscription version. The subscription version includes some cloud services and continuous updates. Acrobat 2017 is today much the same as Acrobat DC but over the next year or two, Acrobat DC will get all sort of new features, and Acrobat 2017 will not. Eventually you will be able to buy another upgrade to Acrobat 2019 or whatever it will be called. You entirely missed Acrobat 2015.

By the way Acrobat DC doesn’t run on the cloud, that’s just marketingbabble. Subscription or permanent license, it runs on your computer. 

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Doug4907Author
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November 24, 2017

Hi,

Many thanks for your answer.  I am pleased that it is "sorta" the same, albeit without ongoing improvements.  If I keep the latest edition (ie 2017), for abt 3 years, then that will cost me AUS$325.  The subscription model will cost $325, and based on my previous 3 year use the subscription model would be 22 X 12 X 3 abt AUS$792.  (granted that the comparison depends heavily on the time period)

Being a pensioner, money is in critical shortage.  Monthly payments would have been a little more palatable, however the quoted subscription is "billed annually at A$263.87/yr" and "prepaid"

I would love to have ongoing improvements, but given my circumstances the numbers just don't add up.

Regards

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