I've been a loyal user since Photoshop 3. I've tended to upgrade at every other major version release, because I haven't seen the value in upgrading at every version. Now we hear that Adobe isn't happy with that, so they want to charge full price if users don't think there's enough features in the product to justify an upgrade. I'm mad as H@ll at that idea. I've spent thousands of dollars on Photoshop, and this is the thanks I get? Adobe doesn't see the unintended consequences of their action. It might spur more competition to snatch angry users away, and even an open-source movement to spring up. If Adobe did what was done for Lightroom and offer it at about half the price of the previous version going forward, that might be a good way to ask users to stay on the upgrade treadmill without punishing them unjustifiably if they decide to skip a version. Or, make the time between version upgrades longer and put enough decent improvements in them to make it worth the price. ... View more