rcarol

IMHO $10/month for Lightroom and Photoshop is better than paying $600 every 3 years for Photoshop alone. That's what it was in the good old days.

Blues Dude

Subscription software is a great deal for the software companies: steady monthly income. But there's nothing to stop them from doubling, or tripling, the monthly cost in the future.
LR/PS are great, but I prefer free, open source products like Gimp.
Anyone else remember the days when you could buy/lease PS and only upgrade to the latest version if you wanted to? Not everyone wants/needs the latest "gadget" that comes with upgrades.

Vanderpix Loc: New Jersey

Too true!I had Lightroom at LR2 and did not always upgrade. I used Photoshop Elements and often I got an upgrade when I bought a piece of hardware. In twenty years with Adobe I spent about $900 on upgrades. Compare this to $2400 on a subscription. Now Pros often have to keep up with the latest and greatest but hobbyists really do not. Adobe has not raised their subscription prices since their inception but they are beginning to add on other options for better service. Right now they are options but as the market changes who knows how this will trend

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

One little phone app I use "on occasion" (sometimes rare) just went from $5.99 a year to $9.99 a year.
Not enough to worry about yet, but it was almost "double" the cost...

fantom Loc: Colorado