10-19-2017, 08:11 PM
Quote:Oh, wait. It’s the principle. Please!
The principle, not to put myself in a desperate dependency of one of the most capitalistic software brands. Not to deliver my pictures as hostages to a company which has no reason to not increase their prices as soon as they covered more installed PCs of users who don't mind to spend two cup of coffees per week but drink only one. Too good to not jump in?
20 GB of cloud space? And what do I do with the 308 th RAW file? And the next hundreds following? 20 GB is ridiculous in terms of diskspace for pictures. In SmugMug, 20 GB are 3600 pictures - JPGs, of course.
More than one time Adobe behaved and acted like they don't gice a shit on software problems caused by their products. It's this kind of greedy arrogance which keeps me far away from using their products at home - if I have troubles with them in the office, I'm paid for writing a mail or ten, my time is ticking while I try to fix their not overly well designed software.
At home, my time is precious to me. And my nerves as well. There's nothing wrong to avoid huge companies.
Oh, and since you threw in the insurance company: They actually get paid for covering a risk and they do, if harm has happened, millions of €, if necessary. I have a one year contract with them - if they dare to increase their prices, it's me who accepts or quits the contract.
With Adobe's CC concept, it's you who has to pay every price they ask for. Otherwise the software will stop working. You will not lose all adjustments at the moment you can't or don't want to pay the fee - but you cannot change them anymore.