Photoshop CC - Rent to Own?
I have been following and commenting on the firestorm of protest about Adobe's switch to a Cloud only subscription. Many angry users and they all want Adobe to reinstate the status quo. In my opinion this is just not going to happen. But like Obama says "never let a good crisis go to waste". So let the users get behind a compromise that neither side will be happy with, but will work for both.
Besides price, the next biggest complaint is that if you stop your subscription you have nothing. So my proposal of Rent to Own. Here is one way to do it.
After 3 years of renting you are entitled to a download of the version of your products that was active 2 years prior. This download would be a perpetual licence.
Arguments for the above.
1. Adobe is not going to give you the current version as is deceases incentive to continue subscription once you have a current version. So don't beat a dead horse with this argument. Two years back seems like a good compromise.
2. CS6 is also a perpetual licence, but will it work with the then current computers and OS in the future? Evidence says not likely. So a 2 year old product should still be OK.
3. I chose 3 years of rental as that would be more than one would pay in rental to buy the product, if it was offered. This may be a negotiable point with Adobe. But if you rent for 10 years, and then retire as a professional photographer, or your interests shift, you need the programs so you can continue working with the images.
4. The argument that there is no disk for versions, as it is all subscription, is hollow. They have a product that you download to your computer. All Adobe needs is a deactivation code so it does not ask for the monthly payment. All Adobe would have to do is keep the version that was active on January 1 two years ago.
Let the users come up with a compromise, rather than digging in and saying no way, and getting nothing.
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