Acheter Photoshop

[reflexalpha]

Bonjour,
Je travaille avec photoshop CS6 sur mac et voudrais passer sur l'OS Catalina. Je n'ai jamais piraté photoshop et ai toujours acheter mes licenses. En absolument aucun cas je ne veux passer sous la forme locative car les mises à jour ne me sont d'aucune utilité et je trouve absurde de devoir louer A VIE un outil de travail.  Est-il possible d'ACHETER une version compatible Catalina ou faut-il se replier sur une version récente mais piratée ? 
Cordialement,
Thomas

[c.pfaffenbichler]

»Hello
I work with photoshop CS6 on mac and would like to switch to the Catalina OS. I have never hacked photoshop and always buy my licenses.  In absolutely no case I do not want to go into rental form because the updates are of no use to me and I find it absurd to have to rent A LIFE a working tool.  Is it possible to buy a Catalina-compatible version or should we fall back on a recent but pirated version? 
Kind regards
Thomas«

If you want to continue using an obsolete, perpetual license Photoshop version stick with your old computer and OS. 

Adobe does not sell perpetual Photoshop licenses anymore, period. 

If Photoshop Elements suffices for you, then try that, otherwise you could also try some alternatives, both freeware (Gimp for example) or paid (Addinity Photo for example) are available. 

But I recommend that you do not try to use pirated software – that’s a bit of an invitation for malware. 

And as for the »absurdity«: Are you being serious?

Some people apparently expect infinite upwards compatibility for software and start whining when their obsolete programs do not work with computers and OS’ that didn’t even exist when they became obsolete … 

[reflexalpha]

Hello,

Thank you for your prompt response. Thank you also for the Gimp and Addinity Photo links. I will explore these leads. Photoshop Element is way too weak for what I do. Photoshop CS6 was an already mature version. Never any bug. I do not feel any need for additional options so it is not obsolete for me. I just feel like I was cheated on the rental property. Imagine telling to a carpenter that from now on he will have to rent his hammer ... It is not fair to make our tools pay for your all life. I am not a connected person and I work on a computer which is not, the passage to the hiring will impose permanent connection. I also feel like a permanent piggy bank.

[davescm]

Part of your statement is incorrect. Photoshop CC does not require you to work permanently online. Your documents are stored locally (unless you choose otherwise). All that is required is that you connect online every 30 days so that the software can confirm your subscription is still valid.

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/creative-cloud/kb/internet-connection-creative-cloud-apps.html

As c.pfaffenbichler pointed out , if you want to keep using your old software, you can do, but you also need to keep your old operating system

Dave

[reflexalpha]

Let's summarize:
- I want my OS to be up to date.
- To use Photoshop, I agree to buy but not to rent.

The obligation to rent when it is technically possible to offer purchases falls under the dictatorship. I'm studying Affinity if it suits me I could say [Profanity removed by moderator]  to Adobe and encourage my students to give up Photoshop.

[davescm]

"I want my OS to be up to date."

You can do that.

"To use Photoshop, I agree to buy but not to rent."
With the exception of Photoshop Elements, you can't do that.

"The obligation to rent when it is technically possible to offer purchases falls under the dictatorship."

Of course it doesn't. We are not forced to use Photoshop, we do so out of choice. Personally I like the subscription model as it works out much cheaper than did keeping perpetual software updated.

Dave

[c.pfaffenbichler]

»I do not feel any need for additional options so it is not obsolete for me.«

Your argument as a whole is ultimately oxymoronic – supporting a new OS, new processors, GPUs etc. are »new options«. 

And the comparison with classical tools of handicraft is misleading in my opinion. 

The hammer you speak of »runs« in the hand of the carpenter, software needs to run on a computer – if you want to change the computer you cannot really expect all the existing programs to automatically adapt to hard- and software that did not even exist when they were created. 

Maybe a more fitting comparison would be to a tool that actually needs continuous energetic or substantial input – like power tools that need certain voltage or direction of electric current. Change the power grid enough and they may stop working with that …