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T3, you are partly right when you say a lot of amateurs can produce better (I would say equal) work, although the big difference is the professional has to produce this day in and day out.

But...

If Adobe made practically all their income from advertising, they too could offer their complete collection for $149.
Maybe that's what they should do...Photoshop for free but have popup ads while...

If he wants to make a point, there are better ways to do it than by bringing his partisan political views into an unrelated subject. And his "likes" are only from those of the same political...

You mean the one on top of his head?

I didn't say that was a lot to spend, what I said was 6K on Adobe software that you use all the time was a small percentage of the total. You want to complain, why not complain about ridiculous...

This isn't North Korea where the government rules everything. If you are unhappy, use your pocketbook to affect change.

Not worth arguing about but depending where you live it can be taxed differently. CCA vs. straight deduction.

There are a lot of financial reasons a professional might rent rather than buy and remember this is a tax deductible expense. But all things being equal, of course you take the cheapest route when...

So you are spending $200k on equipment. Is $6k or 1/33 the amount an unreasonable cost for software you probably use as often as your cameras and lenses? I can understand the complaints of...

I've found that every version has had at least one significant new feature that made it worth the upgrade...for me...everyone has different needs.

Hmmm, wonder what the alternative for pro video editing is for windows?

Sorry I don't like that philosophy. That is the same kind of thinking that wants to do away with copyright and use our photos for free. Software companies should be allowed to make money just the...

I would have preferred to see only two options - price vs subscription. I don't mind the subscription option at all. I have many versions of Photoshop which I bought that are now sitting in CD...

Still I do think it is appropriate to pay for quality software just like we pay for cameras and lenses. I suppose one can donate to Gimp.

I agree and I think this is where people should be focussing their disapproval.

Their products are very good and generally worth the money. We tend to have a different feeling about software than we do about solid objects like cameras even though there is just as much...

I'm sure they will also have a telephone option.

Maybe dpreview should do a poll to try and separate the rage. Is it the subscription model or is it the pricing. For me it is the pricing because I think Adobe should be able to charge less...

I imagine you have put together a price comparison between the purchased software and this new system for your school. What is the difference?

More out of curiosity than anything I don't understand the comment about Mac users.  Are you saying that Mac users can't use older versions of Adobe software because of the Intel processor switch?