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Vladimir Krekoten
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February 19, 2018
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High Price for Lightroom. Locked by Moderator.

  • February 19, 2018
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Hello,

I'm not a professional photographer. I use Lightroom Classic CC to work with my personal photo archive and the cost of 299 rubles per month I was quite satisfied. The cost of 644 rubles per month looks already extremely overpriced. I don't make money from photography, but it's been my hobby for years. Tell me which Adobe product or any other company I can use.

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    OttToyBoy
    OttToyBoy
    Participating Frequently
    July 22, 2018

    It’s too expensive!!!

    I can’t budget $9.99 US per month for this product. That’s $119.88 USD per year which is $160 Canadian!

    Even if I process 100 photos per year, that’s $1.60 per photo and I only will, realistically, process between 3 and 5 photos!! That’s $32 per picture with a commitment to keep paying if I use the program or not.

    This product pricing is INSANE!  Why are you doing this?  I have to search for an alternative program now and re-learn. I own a copy of Lightroom 5.7.1 and I’m gong to have to keep using it.  I would have been willing to pay an upgrade price for new features but I am NOT in a financial position to be able to commit $160/year on a perpetual basis.

    Also, you need to take global pricing into consideration.  $119.88 for a U.S. customer is MUCH different than $160 CDN.  The purchasing power of a dollar in Canada and U.S. is about the same (i.e. a hamburger costs $5 USD when you’re in the U.S. and $5 CDN when you’re in Canada) – that means that you are, effectively, charging us 32% more for your product because we are Canadian.

    Shame on Adobe for abandoning loyal customers like this by pricing it beyond our ability to pay.

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    July 22, 2018

    OttToyBoy  wrote

    This product pricing is INSANE!  Why are you doing this? 

    We are not Adobe here in this forum, we are other Lightroom users, and we are not doing this. We have no control over pricing.

    JP Hess
    JP Hess
    Inspiring
    July 22, 2018

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Just+Shoot+Me  wrote

    I want a Ferrari but they cost to much so I bought a Nissan and Kia [etc...]

    Software is not a car - your comparison is not valid.  Pricing models for software are often charged on a sliding-scale based on who the consumer is and also based on usage.  That is why there are full-functional free versions of s/w for home users while corporate users must pay (as a common example).

    Additionally, use and volume come into play with s/w. In the software company that I used to work for, the price of the exact same s/w was often lower for smaller clients than for larger ones for the exact reason of enabling them to use the product while still allowing our company to profit.  The pricing model from Adobe is a choice and it necessarily excludes the casual user unless they have no need to be cost-conscious.


    I'm sorry. I'm also serious. If the subscription model doesn't work for you then you'll have to make another choice. It's that simple. Please don't prolong this discussion because it's just a waste of time and space. You might consider Adobe to be heartless and inconsiderate, but that's only in your case. It was a business decision that works for Adobe and obviously not for you. That's unfortunate for you, for sure. But the ship has sailed.

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