Adobe Drops Creative Suite, It's All In The Cloud

[cambookpro]

Adobe has just announced that it's replacing (? - unclear at the moment, but that's what it seems) its Creative Suite with their subscription-based Creative Cloud:

When Adobe first offered up Creative Cloud to those opting for its design software, the outfit promised that those members would get access to new features first. Now, the company has rebranded its Creative Suite to keep the creativity cloud-focused. Adobe has announced an entire line of CC apps at its annual MAX event, replacing the CS naming convention to follow up on last year's CS 6 release. There's no word on if those numerals are gone for good too, but what we do know is that the list of newfangled tools for Photoshop CC includes revamped Smart Sharpen, upsampling for low-res images, support for Camera Raw 8 (as editable layers, too), editable rounded rectangles and more. Additionally, a few tools that were only available in the Extended versions of Photoshop (3D editing and image analysis items) are now available in this Creative Cloud version.

Photoshop CC seems like a good, if not huge update from CS6, but I guess the real news today is Adobe's shift to the cloud - better for piracy? Better for personal or business users? What do you think?

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/06/...utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

 

[maflynn]

Quite a gamble if it does pan out to be accurate.

I'm not a fan of subscription based software but I can see at times it does make sense.

 

[SMDBill]

Looks like the future of computing where so many software makers will require subscriptions in order to create a constant revenue flow. Most of us want to buy a product and use it until the end of its useful life, but this keeps us coming back to stay connected and able to use the software. Instead of buying a license to use software we just get a subscription to it and have no control over it whatsoever.

I have a Chromebook, which is pretty much a cloud based OS. If Google were to someday start charging a monthly subscription fee I think the herd would be running for the gate and they would end up without a user base. I hope this type of subscription service remains tied to larger suites like MS Office and Adobe's Creative Suite only.

 

[maflynn]

Lets join the discussion over in the news thread
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1579263/