Rickyb

I recently had to load my CS6 into a new PC. Last time I opened CS6 my screen said "For Your Protection". I had to dig out my file for Id and password. Now I really am so greatfull that Adobe is so concerned about protecting me. Their concern is not for consumer but for self. If they were so concerned they would have allowed DNG 9.1 to work in my new pc 7 with CS6!

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Perhaps Adobe thought the more accurate "For Our Protection" statement wouldn't look good for public relations.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Their excuse would be that they are protecting you from illegal use of "your" program by someone else.

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

While Adobe receives much criticism for its "behavior", I must take a moment and defend them. How? Why?

Let me first say that I purchased my first copy of Photoshop back in 2005, before the "Creative Suite" was even on the radar. I had no complaints, and ever two or three years, when new upgrades became available, I paid for the upgrade, all the way up through CS5. Now here's the sad part. When at the local computer store, I would hear so many guys tell me they had their copy of Photoshop, and never paid a dime. Many of you know I'm a teacher, and of many years experience. When I began teaching college classes, I heard even great numbers tell me they, too, had Photoshop, and never paid a dime for their copy. Now college students live on very tight budgets, but the guys at the computer stores had much deeper pockets. Yet.....they had their copy of Photoshop, and paid nothing for it.

On a personal level, I was bothered by this. But I also get a great night's sleep, knowing I've done the right thing. At the same time, I must be sympathetic toward Adobe, knowing that so many copies of their software are out there, in the hands of those who paid nothing.

So when Adobe introduced the CC concept, it put Photoshop within easy reach of everyone, for the monthly price is very reasonable. In fact an Adobe representative to our university, who had become a friend over the years, even told us that Adobe was concerned about the future when little new income was realized due to stolen copies of Photoshop. This made further sense to me. So while I continue using my CS5, I support Adobe's Creative Cloud concept. If a day comes when my CS5 fails me, I may be joining the CC world. That is, if my iMac 10.9.5 operating system would permit me.

moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment

I recently added a 3d computer to my setup, and downloaded Lightroom. When I opened it, it informed me I needed to sign off on one of my other computers, as my license only covers two computers AT A TIME.

I have absolutely no problem with this, since I can only use it on one at a time anyway. I can have LR on as many computers as I want, just can only be active on two at a time. They will even sign off on one or the other for you, though you don't seem to have the option to decide which one. This feature would be handy if I were on the road with my laptop, and forgot to sign off on one of the other computers before I left.

FWIW, as soon as I get everything translated over to my new iMac, I'll probably stop using the PC anyway.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Yes, they are protecting their intellectual property against theft. They have a legitimate right to insist you use an Adobe ID, password, serial number, activation code...

And YES, they are protecting you against those who would steal their software and insert malware, adware, spyware, and other crapware into it, then give it to you for a "free download."

I know two people who downloaded Photoshop from a rogue site, only to find their PCs unusable the next day. One had no backups... The other had to replace the hard drive and load a month-old backup.