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I think that, in some sense, this represents an unavoidable consequence of Adobe's "rental only"[1] system of selling their software. While the ability to rent
by FreakyT 11y ago
I think that, in some sense, this represents an unavoidable consequence of Adobe's "rental only"[1] system of selling their software. While the ability to rent can be a good thing for some users, many people (including businesses), don't want to pay an effectively infinite cost for software.
Now, I'm not advocating piracy here -- the best thing that could happen is that a competing company crops up and knocks down Adobe using good old fashioned competition.
[1]: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/photoshop-cc-modest-upgrades-shackled-to-terrible-rental-model/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/photos...
- hobarrera 11y ago> many people (including businesses), don't want to pay an effectively infinite cost for software. It's not like Adobe is the only software provider in the world and there's a complete in-existence of competing products. If you dislike the practices of a company, go to the competition with your money. Committing crimes won't solve your problems in the long run,
- FreakyT 11y ago> If you dislike the practices of a company, go to the competition with your money. Committing crimes won't solve your problems in the long run, So, you mean exactly what I wrote in the second paragraph of my original comment? Perhaps you should read entire comments before disagreeing with them.