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It would be sweetly ironic, would it not, if the ultimate art in digital sensor design actually used ideas from film emulsion technology :-)

It does not have any bugs. The new lens requires new firmware to optimise it's performance, but it still works fine without it.

Funny how people can put a negative spin on a positive drive to...

She can say what she likes, as long as she says it to me over a glass of wine....

Larger companies do like monthly fees. Easier accounting, no investment cost, easy upgrades. But is this the whole story? Not for software.

SAAS licensing has been touted by software companies for...

I also started out on the Jasc product and it was very user friendly. Only issue I have with it is that the RAW engine is nothing like as good for some cameras as ACR or LR, and it takes longer to...

Depends what you mean by high, but I guess. But it would never be my only tool.  I tried editing on my Nexus but it's a fiddle and there's not enough real estate. A 10 in is only marginally better,...

It really depends. If you are taking JPEGs on a relatively low res camera, and just doing basic edits like exposure, white balance and contrast, then a 10in tab will probably do. Plenty of basic...

Having been a fairly vociferous critic of Adobe over the last weeks I see this as a lesson learned and good news. This is as near a climb down as you are likely to get.

There IS a big difference...

Choosing Velvia over Provia, choosing black and white film, choosing different saturation in camera, framing, using a polariser, changing the aperture, using a slow shutter, under or overexposing,...

If it's so much cheaper to run a subscription model, then they could offer some positive incentives - like lowering the price....

Another solution for Adobe.

As well as allowing more flexibility on the lease (including right to continued use without upgrade after a certain amount is paid) Adobe have another option to boost...

@tdptdp you can't own copyright on a format, and patents expire in 25 years. You can already use Corel PhotoPaint to open PDSs as well.

Yes, once you have paid over a certain amount (equiv to a license or upgrade fee) you should be entitled to continue to use the software without upgrades. Furthermore, if you wish to "rejoin" then...

What appals me more than the sheer arrogance of this response is the complete lack of creative imagination involved. Instead of letting the techies propose a solution that would keep photographers...

So if something goes wrong with their license checker, your company stops working. Nice. Hope they enjoy lawsuits.

Yeah, I know you now, aren't you the Adobe Customer Relations Director?

Worldwide I would bet there are more than 100,000 enthusiasts and solo pro photographers who use PS. Probably even 500,000. Still probably small beer as far as Adobe are concerned as it apparently...

No, they are effectively forcing me to pay a lot more for legally licensed software, or do thousands of hours work for no value to myself simply because of their market position.

No, they are effectively forcing me to pay a lot more for legally licensed software, or do thousands of hours work for no value to myself simply because of their market position.

BTW if you work...

I don't upgrade every release, indeed not until the upgrade price is close to expiry. So since buying my first license, CS costs me around $100 a year. Now it will be $240 a year (more actually as...