Adobe is at it again - those of us leery of CC subscription were right
May 11, 2017 21:09:09 #
Basil wrote:
I have zero interest in online storage. I only want LR and PS and for $9.99 I feel it's worth it. However, if I have to pay double to get those two I will be looking for alternatives also.
Same here.
May 11, 2017 21:10:24 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
It is always productive to prematurely borrow trouble.
They did keep repeating some like"if this is introduced in the next twelve months" will....
May 11, 2017 21:20:03 #
Gene51 wrote:
They are just testing the waters, you guys are completely hilarious - no price change has been announced, unless you live in a country where the value of the dollar has changed. And this happened March 1st. Take a breath, have a glass of Chianti, and go back to using your software. Or not. Your choice.
They have already made some changes.
Seems they notified everyone that subscriptions sold through Amazon (mine) would no longer be monthly, must be 1 year prepaid. I never got a notification so a couple of days ago my CC subscription went to limited functions and I was told I need to subscribe reactivate. I called Adobe support and was told by the tech he knew nothing of it and would refer my query to 2nd Tier support - I still haven't heard. But when I went to Amazon their support guy told me about it and then switched me to their department that handled Adobe subscriptions, he confirmed it and said I either had to subscribe directly through Adobe or buy a 1 year plan. I subscribed directly through Adobe in case I decided to just drop them I wouldn't be eating the rest of the year's fee.
Then today I got this link to a survey from their marketing people. They did keep repeating "if" this is implemented in the next 12 months. And a couple of times they had continuing with with what I had as a choice, sorta.
May 11, 2017 21:24:07 #
Oh, they did give me 1 or 2 entries in a drawing for an iPad Pro, if they got my survey before the deadline, but it said within 24 hours to get 2 entries, I did the survey 23 1/2 after the time stamp of the e-mail.
May 11, 2017 21:27:39 #
Not borrowing trouble and will deal with it when/if it occurs, but it would not surprise me - it's become the model for many services and SW - a low introductory price for new users, and then a price increase for existing users with the idea that it's too much trouble to change. We already see that in cellular, cable/internet and even newspapers. Rather than rewarding customer loyalty, the emphasis is on acquiring new customers.
May 11, 2017 21:35:20 #
robertjerl wrote:
They have already made some changes. br Seems they... (show quote)
I've gotten 4-5 of those surveys in the last few years. My fee is still 9.95/month. If they ever double the fee, I'll keep on trucking anyway. Not gonna give up on something that works.
Amazon offered a discounted subscription, but you had to pay annually instead of monthly. Nothing new about that concept in the marketing world.
Relax.
May 11, 2017 21:45:59 #
robertjerl wrote:
Well I gave in and have been using Creative Cloud ... (show quote)
I went to the Adobe web site and the $19.99 a month option is something completely different than the Photography package. In fact, I did not even see Lightroom there as an option. Apparently they thought there was a need for yet an additional package for various users. The Photograph package is still listed at the $9.99 month for Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC. In all, four different plans are listed there for various users.
May 11, 2017 22:40:44 #
I have been in CC since the beginning. Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, and Acrobat and free access to everything else. $20.00 a month is nothing. Acrobate is a necessity and that alone really drives up the cost.
I don't know of an alternative that is equal, let alone better so I stick with them, and grumble a bit at the cost.
Ken
I don't know of an alternative that is equal, let alone better so I stick with them, and grumble a bit at the cost.
Ken
May 11, 2017 23:20:15 #
May 11, 2017 23:24:01 #
robertjerl wrote:
Well I gave in and have been using Creative Cloud ... (show quote)
I guess they weren't satisfied making 1.68 billion in the first quarter of 2017.
I can see others using a standalone LR version with a dng converter more frequently if they double the rate. I still have a copy of a 5x standalone hanging around for my 5dIII unopened.
Sounds almost like a software doping. Lure them in with an affordable price and then double the price once they're hooked
May 12, 2017 00:03:34 #
via the lens wrote:
I went to the Adobe web site and the $19.99 a month option is something completely different than the Photography package. In fact, I did not even see Lightroom there as an option. Apparently they thought there was a need for yet an additional package for various users. The Photograph package is still listed at the $9.99 month for Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC. In all, four different plans are listed there for various users.
This isn't on their site, it was a survey by a market research company they hired to do it. Kept saying "if" & "in the next 12 months".
May 12, 2017 00:05:46 #
Plieku69 wrote:
I have been in CC since the beginning. Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge, and Acrobat and free access to everything else. $20.00 a month is nothing. Acrobate is a necessity and that alone really drives up the cost.
I don't know of an alternative that is equal, let alone better so I stick with them, and grumble a bit at the cost.
Ken
I don't know of an alternative that is equal, let alone better so I stick with them, and grumble a bit at the cost.
Ken
But I can use the money to buy e-books (and once I have paid and downloaded they are mine) from Barnes and Noble or save towards more camera gear.
May 12, 2017 00:08:23 #
jim quist wrote:
$20 for a month? I shoot that much in 5 minutes at the gun range.
Don't shoot much do you?
I used to burn through that much in 22 during a visit to the range.
Then there are the real expensive calibers.
May 12, 2017 00:15:55 #
Haydon wrote:
I guess they weren't satisfied making 1.68 billion in the first quarter of 2017.
I can see others using a standalone LR version with a dng converter more frequently if they double the rate. I still have a copy of a 5x standalone hanging around for my 5dIII unopened.
Sounds almost like a software doping. Lure them in with an affordable price and then double the price once they're hooked
I can see others using a standalone LR version with a dng converter more frequently if they double the rate. I still have a copy of a 5x standalone hanging around for my 5dIII unopened.
Sounds almost like a software doping. Lure them in with an affordable price and then double the price once they're hooked
I have LR 5 and 6 on disk. A download of their free dng converter. 3 editions of PSE on disk and 4 or 5 old editions of Corel's PSP. And one old copy of Corel Draw that has a built in photo editor that can be run in a virtual copy of an old windows if needed. Just have to get one of my daughter's computer geek friends to set it up for me, or dig out the old disks and install it on the old Pentium II in the garage.
May 12, 2017 00:41:49 #
Another win for procrastination. I may go into that in depth later on......
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