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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 146066" data-attributes="member: 13090">I guess Adobe finally decided to do something about owning what are probably some of, and probably THE single, most pirated applications ever. I have no doubt that is what prompted this move. Makes me glad I have a legit, and physical, copy of CS6. I guess at some point I'll probably be forced to subscribe but, that being said, I'm not fond of this new delivery method either.When it comes to software you do not own it in the sense you may not (legally) modify or redistribute the code that &quot;is&quot; the product. So I agree it is a semantic issue. You do &quot;own&quot; that physical copy of the software but you do not &quot;own&quot; the software itself. On a practical level it's splitting hairs. What Adobe is doing by going to this Pay-As-You-Go plan is regaining a degree of control over illegal reproduction and distribution (pirating) of their software. At least for now...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 146066, member: 13090"] I guess Adobe finally decided to do something about owning what are probably some of, and probably THE single, most pirated applications ever. I have no doubt that is what prompted this move. Makes me glad I have a legit, and physical, copy of CS6. I guess at some point I'll probably be forced to subscribe but, that being said, I'm not fond of this new delivery method either. When it comes to software you do not own it in the sense you may not (legally) modify or redistribute the code that "is" the product. So I agree it is a semantic issue. You do "own" that physical copy of the software but you do not "own" the software itself. On a practical level it's splitting hairs. What Adobe is doing by going to this Pay-As-You-Go plan is regaining a degree of control over illegal reproduction and distribution (pirating) of their software. At least for now... [/QUOTE]

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