So how do you artificially inflate your market share and get those people training for a job using such expensive software? Adobe can only charge a high premium for their software while they're the undisputed market leader in terms of market share, since people are only going to pay those prices while they have to, and they're only going to have to while the vast majority of professionals are trained exclusively in Photoshop. #ADOBE DNG CONVERTER FOR MAC 10.8.5 FOR FREE#What better way to see off the threat of people learning their skills on say, GIMP, than by "accidentally" releasing your old software for free so that your cheaper rivals can't even compete on price?Īdobe play a clever game by charging high prices, and encouraging black market uptake like this. Adobe CS2 is still a very potent piece of software that is much more capable than the FOSS alternatives. It wouldn't surprise me if this is an "accident", with the quotes. Adobe have a long track record of making it easier for pirates though. Well, they can't legally make it freeware, because they license parts from other companies - particularly thinking of the codecs in Premiere. This might just be a "silent abandonment" of the well retired second Creative Suite, or perhaps something done for the sake of advertising. Silvohex wrote:It's very interesting that an Adobe employee says that this offer is limited to people who already own CS2, yet the website is available to everyone.
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