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Adobe sees that they have very little to offer in the way of new features. This is a complement to what they have already done with PS. We really won't possibly see the number of WOW new features going forward...and there definitely is serious competition snapping at their heels.
Adobe knows this better than we do. So now is the time to chain is to the product with a subscription...and maybe price it so that we will think itisveryinexpensive to get hooked on a few of the PS stablemates? If they can do that, they will keep you in the PS fold even as the competing products gain ground (either by offering equal quality ((capture one)) or lower cost ((google with Nik )).
I personally think they made a huge error by trying to force the monthly fees on us. If it really was a good deal, we wouldn't need to be forced.
It's obvious that they are losing tons of good will and many previously happy annual upgrades are not going for the monthly fees - they didn't lower the monthly fee for PS and throw in LR because they were overcome with guilt for being so aggressive.
I'm a pretty good example of the type of customer they now risk losing. I never considered switching to another product before they pulled this shenanigan. Now I have purchased and taken the time to learn fairly well how capture one works and with only a few tweaks from phase one, I could easily change to cap one. As the, plugins start working better with other apps, there won't be much tying us to PS exclusively.
Adobe should never have let that happen IMNSHO!!!
Last edited on Mon Sep 9th, 2013 21:18 by TomOC
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