The business model of monetizing a product that is on the way out is well established. At least that was my reaction to the announcement. CA (Computer Associat

The business model of monetizing a product that is on the way out is well established. At least that was my reaction to the announcement. CA (Computer Associates) made this their primary product revenue stream by buying up old software (eg. Clipper, Ingres, etc.) that still had an installed base. They invested minimal amounts into product maintenance (make sure it works on the newest version of Windows) and rake in the licensing revenue from the remaining user base. The only thing different is that Adobe is essentially doing it to themselves--monetizing their own long tail instead of selling to a long-tail specialist and moving on.