Some years back I decided to bite the bullet & purchase a legitimate copy of Adobe Master Collection CS4. I was a student & figured I should take advantage of the software discount knowing that I would not be able to afford the full retail in the beginning of my freelance career. As it goes with technology what seems like a few days passed & Adobe decided to roll out CS5 another week CS5.5, another month CS6. Not only were they rolling out new editions as a regular daily function they were also requesting several hundred dollars for each upgrade. By the time CS6 rolled out I was fried from having just thrown down a grand or so for some software that would be obsolete in a few weeks. So begins the ethical designer’s journey over to the dark side…
I wanted to do things the right way, to have the latest legitimate software that included technical support but unfortunately my bank balance didn’t match my ethical aspirations. This morning a ray of hope came from an article I read which essentially says Adobe has decided to kill the Creative Suite & focus on the development of the Creative Cloud. While it’s too soon to say what exactly the drawbacks will be to this, for me it was a breath of fresh air. The thought of always having the latest, legitimate edition of the software I use daily excites me. Here’s to hoping they keep this solution’s cost low enough to be accessible to all.
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