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Of course, the real reason is to extract more revenue, reduce piracy, etc. At the very least Adobe offers the option to download an older version from CC. But
by danieldk 11y ago
Of course, the real reason is to extract more revenue, reduce piracy, etc. At the very least Adobe offers the option to download an older version from CC.
But SaaS is a bleak future where we are completely at the mercy of such companies.
- ohitsdom 11y agoI was surprised that they do allow for downloading previous versions. Counts for something. But it actually hurts their argument for their new pricing model, because they really stressed how they can't keep supporting old versions while innovating.
- Someone1234 11y agoAnd once everyone is on CC, they have no business reason to keep spending money on improvements. Historically Adobe hasn't had a lot of competition for much of this software. But they were kept "honest" by the boxed software model, and the fact that they wanted people to re-buy the same software every few years. If they failed to offer compelling new features, the older Adobe software would just continue to be used indefinitely (and they'd lose income). Same with MS Office (it competes with itself). Now, with CC, you aren't paying for new versions and instead just paying for "basic" access to their software. So if they just bug fix and don't provide any substantive improvements for ten years, you're still stuck paying them $10/month or whatever. Only actual competition could change this equation, and there isn't much.