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The monthly fee for Photoshop is around 1/100th of the old retail price. That works out at about 8 years of use before you have to 'buy' the software again. See

by pidg 7y ago

The monthly fee for Photoshop is around 1/100th of the old retail price. That works out at about 8 years of use before you have to 'buy' the software again. Seems fair to me. And for those who don't like paying for Photoshop - which, given it's an astonishingly powerful piece of software, probably means "people who don't actually need Photoshop" - there's always cheap or free alternatives that provide about half the functionality.

coldtea 7y ago
>The monthly fee for Photoshop is around 1/100th of the old retail price. That works out at about 8 years of use before you have to 'buy' the software again. Seems fair to me. That's because you only think of yourself. Creatives are one of the most struggling professions, and can have widely different returns per year, and salaries in different parts of the world can be much lower. People who could afford to buy Photoshop at some point (perhaps even a used copy), later down the road might not be able to pay the subscription for a few months, but in the new scheme they lose access to the program altogether. 8 years? There are creatives that use 10 and 20 year old versions of Photoshop on Windows.
- notyourday 7y ago
  You pay per year. $120 gets you access to the photo bundle for one year. That's 30x cups of Starbucks drip coffee a year. Creative people who are 'struggling' blow more than that a month on weed, beer, coffee or Tinder. We all make choices that show what we prioritize. Anyway, the subscription model for this kind of software works really well. Software keeps becoming better and so far Photoshop has been running circles around the limpy thing known as Gimp P.S. I just got hit with the next year charge. I was annoyed so I tried installing CS 6. It's OK. It still beats Gimp but I would rather not drink coffee or smoke weed for a month to have money to pay for the yearly subscription for the photo bundle. P.P.S. And if you are really really really struggling "creative" you are probably young and either go to school or have a friend that goes to school which can get you it under the EDU discount, which is peanuts.
- mirimir 7y ago
  I see many versions of Adobe Photoshop CC on The Pirate Bay, versions 2017-2019. At least one on them must work.
Grumbledour 7y ago
> And for those who don't like paying for Photoshop - which, given it's an astonishingly powerful piece of software, probably means "people who don't actually need Photoshop" - there's always cheap or free alternatives that provide about half the functionality. Now? Absolutely! 20 years ago this was much harder. Adobe used to dominate the market so that you used Photoshop even if you often didn't really need all its complexity. But these days, there is so much competition that you can probably find something that works well enough. I would assume that hurts their bottom line, but as a consumer, I am happy.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  > Adobe used to dominate the market so that you used Photoshop even if you often didn't really need all its complexity. Still does. Part of the reason is that in the past, they turned a blind eye on people pirating Photoshop. Every kid with even passing interest in graphics or photography got themselves a bootleg copy of Adobe tools to work on; it was an easy guess what they'll be using later, as adult professionals.

by pidg 7y ago

coldtea 7y ago

>The monthly fee for Photoshop is around 1/100th of the old retail price. That works out at about 8 years of use before you have to 'buy' the software again. Seems fair to me. That's because you only think of yourself. Creatives are one of the most struggling professions, and can have widely different returns per year, and salaries in different parts of the world can be much lower. People who could afford to buy Photoshop at some point (perhaps even a used copy), later down the road might not be able to pay the subscription for a few months, but in the new scheme they lose access to the program altogether. 8 years? There are creatives that use 10 and 20 year old versions of Photoshop on Windows.

notyourday 7y ago
You pay per year. $120 gets you access to the photo bundle for one year. That's 30x cups of Starbucks drip coffee a year. Creative people who are 'struggling' blow more than that a month on weed, beer, coffee or Tinder. We all make choices that show what we prioritize. Anyway, the subscription model for this kind of software works really well. Software keeps becoming better and so far Photoshop has been running circles around the limpy thing known as Gimp P.S. I just got hit with the next year charge. I was annoyed so I tried installing CS 6. It's OK. It still beats Gimp but I would rather not drink coffee or smoke weed for a month to have money to pay for the yearly subscription for the photo bundle. P.P.S. And if you are really really really struggling "creative" you are probably young and either go to school or have a friend that goes to school which can get you it under the EDU discount, which is peanuts.
mirimir 7y ago
I see many versions of Adobe Photoshop CC on The Pirate Bay, versions 2017-2019. At least one on them must work.

Grumbledour 7y ago

> And for those who don't like paying for Photoshop - which, given it's an astonishingly powerful piece of software, probably means "people who don't actually need Photoshop" - there's always cheap or free alternatives that provide about half the functionality. Now? Absolutely! 20 years ago this was much harder. Adobe used to dominate the market so that you used Photoshop even if you often didn't really need all its complexity. But these days, there is so much competition that you can probably find something that works well enough. I would assume that hurts their bottom line, but as a consumer, I am happy.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
> Adobe used to dominate the market so that you used Photoshop even if you often didn't really need all its complexity. Still does. Part of the reason is that in the past, they turned a blind eye on people pirating Photoshop. Every kid with even passing interest in graphics or photography got themselves a bootleg copy of Adobe tools to work on; it was an easy guess what they'll be using later, as adult professionals.