Adobe Brings One of Its Last Legacy Products To the Cloud (bloomberg.com) 25
Adobe unveiled a cloud-based system to help clients build websites, bringing one of its last legacy products to the cloud almost a decade after shifting to internet-based software. From a report: The new content management system already is being used by some customers, the San Jose, California-based company said Monday in a statement. The software maker announced the service at the National Retail Federation conference in New York. Adobe is the largest vendor for enterprise customers in a $3.8 billion market for software that builds websites and manages digital assets, according to data from research firm IDC. The company said it's the first to provide a purely cloud-computing based solution to large business clients. The software maker currently manages 15 billion web page visits per day and more than 50 million digital assets, including images and videos, across its customer base. Wix.com and closely held Squarespace are among the competitors in the field.
It's LAST legacy product? (Score:2)
Adobe cancelled a ton of products since the release of Adobe CC.
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But I don't want it in the cloud. (Score:3)
I would much rather pay $1000 once for a major version of a product. And keep it on my system for the next 8-10 years. Then paying a monthly fee and get regular updates.
The problem is Creative Cloud isn't cheap monthly. And I don't use the product every day, I will just pick it up and use it randomly for a project. Even for 1k I can keep that older version for over a decade where I can spend less overall plus I can buy a new version base on my budget and need for the upgrade.
For the stuff I do, I really don't need features that they added from Photoshop CS3.
While I would prefer to use Photoshop, it no longer being an affordable option I find myself using Paint.Net and GIMP. Not because I think they are better. But they can get the job done, without being an extra monthly expense.
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I dropped Adobe for this reason two years ago and I've switched to Affinity tools. They certainly get the job done for my purposes and I paid for it rather than rented it.
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What is there to replace Lightroom?
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I don't use lightroom. So I don't really care.
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digiKam https://www.digikam.org/ [digikam.org] might do the trick if it supports the Lightroom features you use. I've been meaning to mess with it as a replacement for the dearly departed Picasa.
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Hell I still use PS7 (Score:2)
as in 2002 PS7. Does the job for what I need.
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Fuck 'em. Visit your favorite torrent site and use their products forever. Have you already paid them once in the past? Then you don't even have to feel bad.
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CC is NOT cloud-based (Score:3)
it's billed monthly / yearly and if you stop cut (Score:2)
it's billed monthly / yearly and if you stop it's cut off.
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Supporting Creative Cloud installs is a nightmare.
It used to be, and it still is in some cases. Adobe is releasing new versions of product that only run on Win10 - they do not work on 7 or 8.x. They also periodically remove the ability for older versions of their software to be installed from their launcher tool. With the constant updates to their software, the result is that any versions that work on non Win10 are dropping out of the list of installable versions.
Sure we should be running Win10 by now, but we're not (yet). In the meantime, our users a
Geocities on steroids (Score:2)
Hmm.... (Score:1)
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If I understood the article, it's something called "Experience Manager", which is apparently a tool for crafting a unified customer experience, on websites, market materials and in-store displays.
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The product is Experience Manager (Score:2)