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My understanding is that Adobe's previous cloud offerings download the programs to your machine, where they execute locally, saving files to the cloud. Is this

My understanding is that Adobe's previous cloud offerings download the programs to your machine, where they execute locally, saving files to the cloud. Is this how Photoshop works here? Or are they doing VNC/remote desktop style access? I really hope it's the former - having virtual machines / LXC instances synchronized down to the Chromebook would solve those last few use-cases. (For me, my IDE is the only thing missing from a Chromebook and stopping me using it as my primary machine).

quite 12y ago
So, it is the latter you prefer? -- VNC/remote desktop
- justinsb 12y ago
  No, I want the virtual machine to run on my Chromebook. And it sounds like that is what they're doing!
  - thefreeman 12y ago
    No, they specifically say that if your internet connection is terminated you will need to reconnect and restore your session. It is a virtual machine running in the cloud and you are VNC'ing in from your browser.
ethomson 12y ago
The current version of Creative Cloud is really just a different license; indeed you do still download (say) Photoshop, it just pings the Adobe servers to ensure that you have paid your monthly or annual licensing. To call it "the cloud" is really in name only, as it's no different than the Photoshop that you pay a one-time fee for and install from DVD. This is totally different, as you suggest, it's a VNC-style access for Photoshop. (Since there is no Photoshop for Linux.)
- wldcordeiro 12y ago
  Really the cloud offering in the name applies to their storage (20 GB as individual, 100 GB as a business account [1 TB should be standard at this point imo]), Typekit and Kuler. The applications, like you said are pretty much the same as always with full local installations.
  - TheOtherHobbes 12y ago
    But this suggests Adobe might move to remote execution SaaS at some point in the next few years. I wouldn't be surprised if that's always been the ultimate goal of CC. A lot of SaaS is waiting for faster broadband. CC Saas will be limited at 10MB, but as speeds creep up to 100MB and beyond it's going to start making more sense. I think the rent-your-cycles model sucks for users, and is against everything personal computing was supposed to do. But it's a no-brainer for corporates with a captive audience for life, zero piracy, and easy surveillance.
    - wldcordeiro 12y ago
      Yeah it's not a change I'm excited for if it does materialize.

quite 12y ago

So, it is the latter you prefer? -- VNC/remote desktop

justinsb 12y ago
No, I want the virtual machine to run on my Chromebook. And it sounds like that is what they're doing!
- thefreeman 12y ago
  No, they specifically say that if your internet connection is terminated you will need to reconnect and restore your session. It is a virtual machine running in the cloud and you are VNC'ing in from your browser.

ethomson 12y ago

The current version of Creative Cloud is really just a different license; indeed you do still download (say) Photoshop, it just pings the Adobe servers to ensure that you have paid your monthly or annual licensing. To call it "the cloud" is really in name only, as it's no different than the Photoshop that you pay a one-time fee for and install from DVD. This is totally different, as you suggest, it's a VNC-style access for Photoshop. (Since there is no Photoshop for Linux.)

wldcordeiro 12y ago
Really the cloud offering in the name applies to their storage (20 GB as individual, 100 GB as a business account [1 TB should be standard at this point imo]), Typekit and Kuler. The applications, like you said are pretty much the same as always with full local installations.
- TheOtherHobbes 12y ago
  But this suggests Adobe might move to remote execution SaaS at some point in the next few years. I wouldn't be surprised if that's always been the ultimate goal of CC. A lot of SaaS is waiting for faster broadband. CC Saas will be limited at 10MB, but as speeds creep up to 100MB and beyond it's going to start making more sense. I think the rent-your-cycles model sucks for users, and is against everything personal computing was supposed to do. But it's a no-brainer for corporates with a captive audience for life, zero piracy, and easy surveillance.
  - wldcordeiro 12y ago
    Yeah it's not a change I'm excited for if it does materialize.