*Photonic wrote: Trevor.Dennis wrote: I'll add a +1 to JJ's comments about most of the new Photoshop CC features, but the change perspective tool, which I don't believe will be part of the first Photoshop CC version, looks cool. And a nice thing about the Cloud subscription is that you know it won't necessarily be 18 months to two years before it becomes available (as is the case with new full release versions). Another thought is that we'll never see another public beta release, as we did with CS6. I am still champing at the bit to sign up after the 17th June, and for the full CC package. Sounds like you still haven't seen the big picture here. Know that Adobe's priorities and incentives have now drastically changed due to the new CC model. First of all, there may soon no longer be "versions." There is no longer a time-measure or number measure of Adobe providing a new feature set for customers to review and THEN consider purchasing. Remember, Adobe will already have your money and commitment. And they no longer have to provide you with significant new product features to get your money. You will already be subscribed. You feel good about no longer having to wait 18 months for a new feature set. Well, what is Adobe's incentive to continue R&D at its former pace? Again, they already have your money. Their incentive to produce new features is now about as much as their incentive to fix bugs -- rare, because that cost decreases their profit margin. We will now be required to pay Adobe up front for "promises" rather than tangible features. The day you are excitingly awaiting, July 17th, will be the LAST time you will be able to look at PS's new features and then decide to buy or not. Once you subscribe, you have sacrificed your choice and relieved Adobe of any incentive to provide you with a better product in the future. Onward lemmings -- to the cliff! If there is one thing that is a dead cert, it's that Adobe's competitors will be making haste to take advantage of the negative response to the CC situation. OK, Photoshop doesn't viable competition that I can think of, but all its other apps do. If adobe decide to rest on their laurels, then those people who were initially happy with the CC model, will jump ship. It's a big world out there. Ask IBM about that upstart Bill Gates who had the audacity to think he could challenge their monopoly on microcumputer operating systems. If you are a youngster, you might be asking IBM??? We know what's on offer for the first CC apps, and I am pretty excited about them, but note I use a bunch of Adobe apps, and not just Photoshop. I agree, no question, a single app subscription for Photoshop is not a good deal, but CS6 is only a year old, and you would not have expected to update for a while yet. That gives you time to decide what is right for me. Right now the full CC package looks like a stonking good deal for me. I am perhaps a bit peeved that, if I chose to stay with my CS6 apps, I would not be able use the MXF files from my Canon XF300 in After Effects. Adobe agree this a bug, but it is unlikely to be fixed with a CS update - only with the CC apps. That kind of sucks.
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