Posts by rcfa

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin  Quote: Originally Posted by rcfa  Money doesn't grow on trees. Food, shelter, hygiene, healthcare are in a different category than a software...

Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin  Quote: Originally Posted by Mainyehc  Had I been tied to a subscription, which payment I'd have had to forgo since my mortgage is a top priority (lest the bank...

Quote: And Maxon, Autodesk, Blackmagic, Side Effects, The Foundry, Avid. The market for professional software is smaller than consumer-oriented software. It's unlikely that Da Vinci resolve or Nuke is going to be used for working...

CS6 is a choice now. But we all know how crappy Adobe's code is (well, at least those of us who care to pay attention), so chances are CS6 will be broken with one of the next major OS updates, like just about every version of CS...

Yes, Adobe could theoretically charge even more for the sale of its products, but there are psychological barriers to how much the market will bear, and they are higher in TCO when charged in installments. Also, Adobe's products are...

Given the level of cluelessness I wonder how many of the pro-Adobe entries are written by paid bloggers who spread  It's unfortunately in the mean time a common practice to pay people to post on "important" forums positive...

Quote: Originally Posted by garbage  If you actually are an existing customer, instead of a pirate like most of the whiners, the price is 29.99/mo. And you don't have to buy the Master Suite, you can also buy a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kurt Heumiller  And it also is problematic for larger companies because the rates are based on the number of full time employees. So if only 30% of your staff need it but Adobe's enterprise...

Quote: Originally Posted by polymnia  Sure, you are stuck paying $50/month into perpetuity to use the 'camera' in your metaphor. But the part you leave out is that it is a Nikon D4x right now. And in a year it is the...

Quote: I am an existing customer, but read the fine print, 30/mo is an introductory rate for the first year which is $360 for the year, it goes up to $50 following that which is $600 per year. I need Photoshop, InDesign, and...