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Sounds like Adobe decided they could save some $$$ and make a bigger profit not renewing the Pantone license, and instead force people to pay extra, and cream a
by philjohn 4y ago
Sounds like Adobe decided they could save some $$$ and make a bigger profit not renewing the Pantone license, and instead force people to pay extra, and cream a % off the top of those monthly fees.
- petesergeant 4y agoTaking a different side on that, Adobe decided that the small number of professional users who really need Pantone colours shouldn't be subsidised by those who do not.
- torstenvl 4y agoIf this decision was driven by concern about the median customer paying more than their fair share, there would be a corresponding reduction in price. Has there been?
- cpach 4y agoThat’s not how market works. The price of Adobe Creative Suite isn’t based on cost, it’s an attempt to reflect the value of the product. For me, an amateur with very basic image editing needs, it would be silly to pay $250+/year for using Photoshop. So instead, I use Acorn, which is $40. One-time fee. And if you want a FOSS alternative, there’s always Gimp and/or Krita. No payment required at all. It’s not as if people are forced to buy Adobe. I’d say the market works just fine here.
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- torstenvl 4y agoI think you're confused about the conversation that's being had. Nobody is suggesting (reduction in production costs) → (reduction in median consumer price) We are only suggesting (reduction in production costs as a way to reduce median consumer price) → (reduction in median consumer price) If there was no reduction in median consumer price, then, contrary to GGP's position, it is fair to conclude that it's not part of Adobe's intent.
- tough 4y agoIs not like you were not able to pirate photoshop 20y ago, or just now.
- petesergeant 4y ago> If this decision was driven by concern about the median customer paying more than their fair share, there would be a corresponding reduction in price That's not a logically sound. Adobe may have decided they can only continue to support the current price-point by reducing costs, for example.
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- wongarsu 4y agoClassic shrinkflation. Normally Adobe would raise prices due to inflation, but they decided that cutting costly features and keeping the price the same is received better by the market.
- richbell 4y agoI'm sure Adobe will announce price reductions any day now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnrMhbWG0Pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnrMhbWG0Pc
- madsbuch 4y agoDo you have a source for this price reduction after november?
- petesergeant 4y agoWhy do you think there will be a price reduction?
- moolcool 4y agoThe future promised by the Windows XP era was so optimistic. Multimedia editing was truly becoming mainstream and democratized, and the future for independently created media was bright. "If this is what iMovie and Windows Movie Maker can do, what does the future hold?" Now we're talking about making colours DLC for Photoshop.
- ghaff 4y agoI’d say it’s pretty amazing. You can shoot very credible video and pics on a phone. And basically pro-level stuff using gear that’s incredibly cheap by historical standards. Lots of good inexpensive editors out there. You can even use Gimp and Blender which are IMO a bit rough relative to commercial options but I have colleagues who create amazing work with them.