Creative Cloud Budget Breaking for Solo Entrepreneur

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I am sure no one really cares there at Adobe's Upper management, but I just wanted to post a complain about Creative Cloud's subscription model and the cost.

I am sure they have all heard this before when Adobe switched to the Cloud-Subscription model, but I am a independent artist trying to run her own business and I use the full creative suite. At $600 a year that is budget braking and will be a financial hardship on my business. I used to buy the upgrade and be able to use it for about 2-3 years. Now that I am having computer problems and forced to upgrade my OS, it appears I need the new CC to get my Adobe Apps to run right too. The current Cyber Monday sale, helps but it is clearly for only one year, and it is still expensive. All the upgrades you do aren't worth upgrading to, the features are not such great enhancements for me. I do understand that all this development work is expensive, but...being the only good graphic design programs on the market, I feel really, really stuck and screwed financially by your subscription model. My business can only grow so fast to keep up with all these additional costs.

I have been an Adobe user for 25 years...and the cost was always more manageable in the past with doing upgrade. So...I am just writing to ask you to think of the small business people and the artists who use the more expensive full CC. And how your pricing is better for big corporate...I guess that is how our capitalist society it working anyway and it will grow event more exclusionary....big business is all that matters and small business will fall to the waist side.

If anyone as any suggestions for alternative applications for Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, I'd love to hear them!

Test Screen Name · Accepted Answer

I think you're missing the point. The CC subscription is like an all-you-can-eat buffet. When you walk out there may be many dishes you haven't tasted, but you don't get a discount. The average professional uses 3-4 apps and the price is based on that. All the rest are just bonuses (both for the professional, who gets handy apps for occasional use, and for Adobe who get exposure for their products). You say you use 5 which means you are filling your plate fuller than most! So CC is a bargain for you.

An all-you-can eat buffet with 3 dishes in it might fill you up, but it would bring so many people to the restaurant.

But if you find better apps, then use them! Competition is probably a good thing (unless it forces a reckless rate of upgrades).

shiftBKperspectives · Answer

You need to provide a package that just has PS, AI, ID, Br (for example). I am sure there are many people that don't need the 10+ applications that you provide.

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