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    Gregory Gadow
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    Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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      Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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      AspDotNetDev
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      Article:

      Users who purchase Creative Cloud will be able to download it onto up to two computers, regardless of whether they are PCs or Macs.

      Gregory.Gadow wrote:

      there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts

      I believe they are still desktop applications that just download from the cloud and that "phone home" to be sure you aren't running two instances at once. So, none of your data would live on the cloud, aside from the credit card used to purchase the account. And that'd pretty much apply to anything you buy online (though the subscription nature does mean they'd have to retain your credit card details).

      Thou mewling ill-breeding pignut!

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        Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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        looks like CS5 will be the new Win XP

        Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.

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          Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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          I once worked for a place that had several years worth of unused Win NT 4.0 license keys (during the XP days). This was because Win NT was dropped, yet many systems required it to run (we were manufacturing these systems - the license was part of the invoice/parts list). Rather than go through all the hoops to re-engineer for another OS, or try to sell bootlegged a OS... the solution was to stockpile the license... ... maybe you need to buy 1000 licenses from Adobe :-\

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            Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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            No, the programs still get downloaded and installed, you just pay for it.

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              looks like CS5 will be the new Win XP

              Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.

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              Marco Bertschi
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              Abandoned but still in use :^)

              cheers Marco Bertschi


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                Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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                  looks like CS5 will be the new Win XP

                  Treat stressful situations like a dog, if you can't eat it, play with it or screw it, then just piss on it and walk away. Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.

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                  CS6 really. And they've said you'll still be able to buy CS6. It just won't be updated. They're getting rightfully beat up pretty bad by this decision on their Facebook page and elsewhere. I've been a long time Photoshop user and customer. It's expensive, but worth it. However, I won't pay for subscription software. So it looks like I'll be on CS6 until there is a competitive option.

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                    Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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                    Gregory.Gadow wrote:

                    The company I work for is in the financial sector.

                    What do you use Adobe for aside from pdf?

                    Twits[^]

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                      Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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                      I'll use uSoft Paint before paying a monthly subscription, they can kiss my entire...well you know.

                      VS2010/Atmel Studio 6.1 ToDo Manager Extension Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.

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                        Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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                        Lost User
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                        Hopefully this is one more step towards the company disappearing altogether.

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                          Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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                          PSU Steve
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                          Concepts like this completely ignore Government entities who operate classified networks that aren't physically connected to the Internet. There is no way to "phone home" and thus no way to use software that works like this.

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                            No, the programs still get downloaded and installed, you just pay for it.

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                            But the software will phone home regularly and check you're still paying. I want to buy my software not rent it - then I can calculate return on investment based on assumption that I won't upgrade for another x years - if the software is viable for longer I increase my return before the next upgrade. To me this is a parallel to the games companies moving to online games - it's about DRM and killing piracy / the second hand market. Personally I hate this stuff - what happens when I'm traveling and the software can't phone home for x number of days, will it just stop working?

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                              Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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                              I'm starting to hear: "This is the time of X open source project to take over the X Adobe product"... ;P

                              CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                                Adobe shifts Creative software to the cloud, monthly subscription[^] Basically, Adobe has said that they are abandoning desktop applications (they have already pulled Creative Suite 6 from physical and virtual store shelves) and replacing them with subscription-based cloud services. So far, this seems to apply only to the Creative Suite applications (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Adobe Premier Pro and Adobe Muse) so, hopefully, more basic apps like Acrobat and Acrobat Reader will not be affected. This really pisses me off. The company I work for is in the financial sector. We get audited by state and federal agencies regularly. A big part of the audits look at data security. It takes several years for regulators to address changes in technology, and until we have clear protections, there is no bloody way in (the hot place) we are going to use any kind of cloud-based service: we simply cannot accept the risk of someone hacking the facility, stealing client information and emptying accounts. If Amazon and the major credit cards can be hacked, who is to say that Adobe (and Microsoft and Apple and other companies moving all their services to the cloud) won't be as well?

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                                Chad3F
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                                I guess that means they will lose business with any companies or government agencies that would normally run their [desktop] products on secure intranets that can't do internet cloud stuff. I really think that cloud-everything will eventually be the next dot-com-bomb.. far too much hype and not enough reality check.

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