Posted by Dennis Plank on December 15, 2011 at 12:40 PM
I ran across a notice on the web that Adobe is changing their upgrade policy to only allow those with CS5 or 5.5 to buy the upgrade to 6 when it comes out. Those like myself, with CS4 (or 3) would have to pay full price. They are offering a discount on the upgrade to CS5 through the end of this month (December 31st). With tax, it cost me just under $172. The two upgrades are still a lot cheaper than the new price, but it looks like they want a steadier revenue stream out of us.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on December 15, 2011 at 5:11 PM
You will find the CS5 upgrade a bit cheaper on Amazon.
I was also distressed at this news, especially since I stumbled across it accidentaly this week.
It would have been nice if Adobe had sent an email to the registered users.
It's enough to start my hunt for viable non-Adobe alternatives.
Posted by Bruce King on December 16, 2011 at 11:20 AM
For me this is one of those times when I will just succumb and "embrace the horrors of unbridaled capitalism."
I hear what Hank is saying but the learning curve for PS was frustrating enough that starting over with a completely different product is just not an option.
Edit:
Right...I'm with you Preston. Unless CS6 has some seriously significant advantages I can see myself sticking with CS5 for quite awile.
I already have PS-CS5 because I went to a 64 bit system and my latest version was CS-2. That was a worthwhile upgrade. Unless PSCS-6 has some excellent new features and improved CPU and memory management, I won't be upgrading.
I read Scott's article, and support his contention that Adobe make the upgrade policy more fair and to provide ample notice to consumers.
--P
Posted by Ed Cordes on December 17, 2011 at 5:18 PM
I bought CS5 and LR3 and plan to keep them for several generations unless there is some new feature that is truly outstanding in CS6 or 7 or 8 etc. If I get a new camera whose RAW files are not supported I will convert to DNG and move on. After all, passing up on 3 upgrades and you can pay full price for the full version replacement when the time comes.
Posted by Danny Laureys on December 21, 2011 at 9:03 PM
PSCS4 was and is the last upgrade for me, to much greed on this planet.
Discussion
6 repliesI was also distressed at this news, especially since I stumbled across it accidentaly this week.
It would have been nice if Adobe had sent an email to the registered users.
Scott Kelby wrote an open letter to Adobe regarding the policy change. I fully agree with his position:
http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2011/archives/22903/comment-page-8#comments
I hear what Hank is saying but the learning curve for PS was frustrating enough that starting over with a completely different product is just not an option.
Edit:
Right...I'm with you Preston. Unless CS6 has some seriously significant advantages I can see myself sticking with CS5 for quite awile.
I read Scott's article, and support his contention that Adobe make the upgrade policy more fair and to provide ample notice to consumers.
--P