Hmmm... simple math, odd concept, astounding that so many cloud users fail this simple litmus test. I know I posted I wouldn't belabor this but I wanted to add one additional scenario, because someone is going to mention the "features" in the subscription I buy an Illustrator CS6 perpetual license for $537. Using the old Adobe model, I choose to upgrade to CS7, CS8, and perhaps CS9. At the previous cycle of about 18 months between releases and an upgrade cost of about $199. That means I have Illustrator for 6 years at a cost of $1,134.00 At 6 years with a CC subscritpion rate of $19.99 for ONLY Illustrator, that's a total cost of $1,439.28. The subscription still costs more. And that again assume the yearly rate of $19.99 won't change. But Adobe has alread stated The $19.99 rate is a discount for the first year. I do not begrudge Adobe for raising prices. That's captialoism. But raising prices while removing usability is a major issue. They've already rasied prices and removed any kind of product manuals. Over the years the product packaging has gotten smaller and smaller and included less and less, but prices continue to rise. I got fonts and other goodies when I purchased CS5. I got nothing extra when I purchased CS6 for a higher price. Adobe knows they have a captive audience and they are obviously taking advantage of that.
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