Jesse OBrien wrote:
Have you been unable to install the slightly-less-new version? I'm not sure what you want to happen here. There is a bug in Adobe's implementation of the AMD SDK (or similar enough as makes no difference). Both parties are aware of the problem, and a fix will be released as soon as it works. As antikapitalista1alluded to, this is likely something Adobe did not even know they needed to test for, and it slipped through release engineering's tests. It happens all the time, and I don't know what software you're used to using that has never had a bug. Now that they're aware, new tests need to be written and incorporated into the release engineering process to ensure that whatever fix is developed can be tested for (otherwise we could have the same problem again).
Also, a workaround is in place that temporarily fixes affected users. Developers unfortunately need to juggle a great many things, such as conforming to company standards, implementing new features, addressing existing bugs, and reinforcing development infrastructure.
Also, you appear to have missed the point that this forum consists of users helping users. Some of those users also happen to work at Adobe, and have made (not insignificant) efforts to get everyone back to a working state.
As far as I can see, there is no reason for any editing system to be 'destroyed and crippled' by this bug. The workaround is a simple case of following instructions. If you're having problems with that, explain the problem. Complaining and threatening Adobe here isn't going to have any of the results you apparently think it should, but we can probably work together to get you back to working. Have you tried the workaround?
All affected users please read this. And then read it again.
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