Is it possible to buy a "non cloud" version of Photoshop ?

OMG I HATE the cloud and subscription versions of Adobe Photoshop - it is AWFUL! It runs so slow and it takes FOREVER to open. I would never recommend it anyone looking for Photoshop - look for a copy of CS6 and stick with that you'll be much happier!

I abhor monthly subscriptions.  I've used and upgraded my Adobe products pretty much every other version since the 90's.  Companies want to have a constant stream of income just like credit card companies.  I won't take part in their economic model.  I use Adobe PS and Premier but 3-6x a year, so certainly not worth it to me.  I'll be moving on to Serif or some other company but Adobe I'm through with.

well, celebrating 4 years of not upgrading to CC! I really did not need CS6 apart from the ACR improvements but upgraded anyway. Can anyone tell me, honestly, of any new tools worth the subscription?  That would be a tool worth about £400 - the saving so far!! I would be interested to know. I see nothing of any merit whatsoever and a previous post suggested innovation would stop and that seems to be the case. Have there been any improvements to ACR, and yes, I mean real ones that actually improve the image? I mean like the big jump from CS5 ACR to CS6 ACR which had dramatic increase in detail recovery of at least 1 stop etc. Not a pathetic tweak to make an existing tool like the grad slightly more flexible. Still very happy with CS6 btw:)

i wonder how many people just went and got older versions. glad i still have my physical copy. oldy but a goody.

I have Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 and I am very happy with it. But I guess that I will look for another company that will care about what the customer wants, and not their own pocketbook after this. I am simple not interested at all in a subscription based model.

The entire issue with companies is there are only so many new tools and upgrades you can add to software to entice users to purchase the latest version.  While agreed that Adobe’s software should have many good and relevant new tools you can still only go so far. 

Will all the updates be true value or just gimmicky?  Not sure. But think of MS Office is there really enough enhancements to justify the latest MS Word even above 2007?  I would argue there is not.  Same with Outlook 2007, Excel 2010, Access 2010 and PP 2010. You can only go so far with these programs.  Companies realizing this need a way of extracting money to stay in business so therefore cloud based fee systems arise.  Plain and simple. 

This model will reduce innovation because, as earlier posters stated, there is less motivation to innovate.  However, it will open a door to another company that can fill that gap.  I for one will be staying with CS6 for as long as possible.  Eventually I may be forced to accept or switch but will cross or burn that bridge when it comes. 

Of course me as a consumer want a low cost (or no cost) option.  Also of course Adobe wants to make as much as it can.  I just hope a great software isn’t grounded because of corporate profit models.

Note, with the subscription model you don't "work in the cloud or online", you download the application on to your computer in the normal way and use it as with previous versions, it's just that Adobe checks periodically (I think once a month) that you've paid your subscription.

I've been a customer of Adobe cloud for 2 months now. I want to adjust my original position on the subject. At first I was against the subscription payment method, and I'm still against it. However, this does allow for people that don't have the 500 or 700 or whatever it costs to purchase the software outright. However I believe the subscription is too high. Microsoft Office cloud version allows you access to the entire suite for 10 a month but adobe charges you over 50 a month for their entire catalog...

The software although once paid for, is great. The updates are automaticlly pushed through the Adobe cloud. There's another cloud storage option for you that if anything, helps you organize your art assets. Although photoshop cc seems to have an issue with selections on my gtx 970 video card... whenever I select the outer parameters of the graphic I'm working on, a white band expands the image erroneously past its fixed bounds which does negatively affect development.

Other than that the touch gestures for tablet dev are great and I'm happy. Just wish it was cheaper.

Remember when Quark was the standard and Quark clearly behaved as if nobody could survive without them? Yeah. Good times.

Your Creative Cloud desktop applications are installed directly on your computer, so you won’t need an ongoing Internet connection to use them on a daily basis.

An internet connection is required the first time you install and license your desktop apps, but you can use the apps in offline mode with a valid software license.

The desktop apps will attempt to validate your software licenses every 30 days, but for annual members, you can use the apps for up to 99 days in offline mode.

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