Re:Adobe introduces subscription pricing model (Photoshop fo...
by Retric on Monday April 11, 2011 @11:01AM
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Most professionals/companies already have a copy of Photoshop so they are competing with upgrade pricing more than full retail pricing. Upgrade pricing is set so low because most users don't need the latest version anyway. (It's still 200$ to upgrade from CS2 to CS5).
Edit: You can also upgrade student editions to full retail versions, so "having a copy" includes the student edition.
PS: For most non professional people a 400$ copy of CS3 is plenty. Next year they can probably upgrade to CS7 (for 200$) and then stay on a 2-3 year upgrade cycle after that.
Edit: You can also upgrade student editions to full retail versions, so "having a copy" includes the student edition.
PS: For most non professional people a 400$ copy of CS3 is plenty. Next year they can probably upgrade to CS7 (for 200$) and then stay on a 2-3 year upgrade cycle after that.