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Makes sense - people who would actually pay for Adobe software probably wouldn't settle for a free 6-7 year-old version, and people who wouldn't pay for Photosh
by ZachPruckowski 14y ago
Makes sense - people who would actually pay for Adobe software probably wouldn't settle for a free 6-7 year-old version, and people who wouldn't pay for Photoshop anyhow will use the free versions, meaning (a) it's now really hard to be "the cheaper Photoshop" if you're a competitor, and (b) once the guys using the free CS2 can afford to buy this sort of software, they'll probably get CS6 instead of a competitor because they're more familiar with it.
- mistercow 14y agoIt's also a good way to fight piracy, since so many people currently learn Adobe's products on pirate copies.
- raverbashing 14y agoI think Adobe kind of want people to do that Also see the big lack of competition in that area (for professional use, I mean). There's AI and CorelDraw, Inkscape is "good enough" for home use but it barely registers There's PS, some other apps like Pixelmator, Gimp, etc, but PS is the most used And then there's InDesign. CorelDraw can do some of its work, still...