Re:LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid ...
by stringsandchars on Friday March 28, 2025 @04:10AM
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> Photoshop All Creative Cloud £59.99 pcm (£720 pa)
> this last one ^ bundles all the proprietary adobe “rented” software they mentioned into one package.
And the worst thing about that 'package' is that if you need (say) just Photoshop + Illustrator - well suddenly the 'cheapest' way to do that is paying for the entire package of garbage that you don't want and will never need.
i’m confused… all versions of the DAWs they mentioned in the parent comment are as near as makes no difference below £500.
> Live 12 Suite: £539
> Live 12 Standard: £259
> Live 12 Intro: £69 (nice)
https://www.ableton.com/en/shop/live/
> FL Studio Full: £469 (nice)
> FL Studio Signature: £279
> FL Studio Producer: £199
> FL Studio Fruity: £89
https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio/compare-editions/
> Bitwig Studio: £339
> Bitwig Studio Producer: £169 (nice)
> Bitwig Studio Essentials: £79
https://www.bitwig.com/buy/
> Logic Pro: £199
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in case you were replying to their original top-level comment
> Photoshop £22.99 pcm (£276 pa)
> Photoshop Photography £19.99 pcm (£240 pa)
> Photoshop All Creative Cloud £59.99 pcm (£720 pa)
this last one ^ bundles all the proprietary adobe “rented” software they mentioned into one package.
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/plans.html
so even then your figures don’t seem to make sense?