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Well they can still be edited in desktop versions, which have licenses that have been fully paid for and can't be revoked.

• abrowne 10y ago
  For Adobe, 'cloud' = 'subscription'. The apps are desktop versions, but they can't be "fully paid for".
  • ikeboy 10y ago
    If you bought a desktop program before they moved to the subscription model, it was fully paid for. You can still buy physical copies online, see e.g. https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-CS6-Design-Premium-Windows/dp/B01C7JT5Z2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1486244282&sr=8-2&keywords=adobe+cs6 https://www.amazon.com/Adobe-CS6-Design-Premium-Windows/dp/B...
    • macmac 10y ago
      Which is a workable solution until the subscription based products start outputting formats that are not backwards compatible.
    • abrowne 10y ago
      Sure, old versions. Do they still open files from the latest version 100℅? (Honest question.) For Mac at least, every yearly upgrade could mean they don't work anymore. Windows is a bit safer.