Have you upgraded to Adobe Creative Cloud?
If not, here's how it works -and why the subscription model is here to stay
By Mike Jackson
Posted on Wednesday, July 8th, 2015
Adobe announced their Creative Cloud option in the fall of 2011. It replaced the traditional model of buying a perpetual license to software with one payment with a subscription-based approach. Instead of installing the software from a CD or DVD then paying for upgrades for future versions, you pay one monthly fee for as long as you use the software.
Over the past four years, the company has released several new versions through this subscription-based service. Adobe faced substantial backlash initially, and criticism still persists about their direction. However, statistics from TechCrunch state the new subscription-based model has now surpassed 3.9 million subscribers. Perpetual licenses soon appear to be a thing of the past for Adobe.
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Mike and Darla Jackson operate Golden Studios in Loveland, Colorado, and do a variety of sign-related projects. Mike’s website is www.goldenstudios.com. His email address is golden@goldenstudios.com. You can see more of Mike’s photos at www.tetonimages.com and www.goldenstudios.com.
