BackdoorArts
Senior Member
I just saw this article linked on the Nikon Rumors FB page...
https://photorumors.com/2019/05/13/...-using-older-versions-of-creative-cloud-apps/
I have no idea how valid the rumor is, but I do know that I have at least 3 editions of the Photoshop CC app installed because newer releases either, 1) removed a tool I used frequently and/or more effectively than the substitute (like Refine Mask, how did they manage to screw that one up so badly), or 2) because newer versions will no longer run with filter software that I use occasionally (ON1, Nik, etc.), there are no work-around to get them to work on the latest editions, and I have no intention of buying the latest version just so it will run on it.
I'm rather pissed because one of the things Adobe made clear early on is that you can keep as many old versions around as you want, including CS6. Now I suspect they're getting pressure from other developers whose products work in concert with PsCC that they are not seeing the revenue expected when new versions are released to work with the latest Photoshop.
For me the good news is that I just won a DxO Instagram contest for drone photography and the prize was a free copy of PhotoLab 2 Elite. I was going to play with it and see how well it works, but I may now be taking a much closer look at it to see if I want to abandon Adobe for good. To be clear, the $11+ I pay a month (w tax) is not something I complain about. I get the idea of software as a service and I have no problem paying for a perpetual license when they continue to update it as they have. But when they make updates I do not want or that break prior versions I deserve the right to continue to use the version I paid for while I continue to pay the subscription price (I get why I would lose ALL versions if I unsubscribe). Between that and the trial balloon they floated that supposedly doubled the price of the subscription I'm going to get ready to leave.
That said, I haven't seen a whole lot of bitching about this, so I have to wonder if this could be a less than above-board attempt to scare away customers by trolls operating on behalf of a competitor (of which Adobe has many and not just with the CC).
https://photorumors.com/2019/05/13/...-using-older-versions-of-creative-cloud-apps/
I have no idea how valid the rumor is, but I do know that I have at least 3 editions of the Photoshop CC app installed because newer releases either, 1) removed a tool I used frequently and/or more effectively than the substitute (like Refine Mask, how did they manage to screw that one up so badly), or 2) because newer versions will no longer run with filter software that I use occasionally (ON1, Nik, etc.), there are no work-around to get them to work on the latest editions, and I have no intention of buying the latest version just so it will run on it.
I'm rather pissed because one of the things Adobe made clear early on is that you can keep as many old versions around as you want, including CS6. Now I suspect they're getting pressure from other developers whose products work in concert with PsCC that they are not seeing the revenue expected when new versions are released to work with the latest Photoshop.
For me the good news is that I just won a DxO Instagram contest for drone photography and the prize was a free copy of PhotoLab 2 Elite. I was going to play with it and see how well it works, but I may now be taking a much closer look at it to see if I want to abandon Adobe for good. To be clear, the $11+ I pay a month (w tax) is not something I complain about. I get the idea of software as a service and I have no problem paying for a perpetual license when they continue to update it as they have. But when they make updates I do not want or that break prior versions I deserve the right to continue to use the version I paid for while I continue to pay the subscription price (I get why I would lose ALL versions if I unsubscribe). Between that and the trial balloon they floated that supposedly doubled the price of the subscription I'm going to get ready to leave.
That said, I haven't seen a whole lot of bitching about this, so I have to wonder if this could be a less than above-board attempt to scare away customers by trolls operating on behalf of a competitor (of which Adobe has many and not just with the CC).