[llevrok]

In their press releases to the biz news sources, they cited the fact that when a new relase comes out, there is a rush of sales and then sales drops off until a new release comes forth. So the “cloud” version of PS is to smooth out those monthly cash in-flows.

So they keep coming out with new releases to keep sales pumping. And have over designed PS to most non commercial artists/user's needs. Nothing ever gets removed from features. The program is HUGE and a RAM hog as a result. And no one will spend $600 just to get the new tool that straightens horizons (etc)

Agreed, Lightroom and /or Essentials will do the trick for most hobbyists - serious photgs or otherwise.

Me? I am hanging on to CS5 until something dramatically better comes along. In the mean time, all my raw files are in DNG format which will allow me such a move from Adobe (should that be the case)

[TADSLOS]

I just upgraded to CS6 earlier this year. That’s it for me. CS6 and LR are plenty capable enough for my post processing needs.

[zeugma]

In their press releases to the biz news sources, they cited the fact that when a new relase comes out, there is a rush of sales and then sales drops off until a new release comes forth. So the “cloud” version of PS is to smooth out those monthly cash in-flows.

 

Does anyone remember when Microsoft suckered folks in with a 'subscription' for their OS. I can't remember which release it was. but they claimed something like 3 or 4 years of 'upgrades' included with the price. Then they proceeded not to not release any new versions for quite a while.

SUCKERS!

I'm all Linux. Don't actually pay for any of my software, though I have in the past when it made sense to me.