Adobe - Absolutely No Way To Buy Full Suite?
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I know this may be an old answered question but is there no way at all to buy the CS suite in one lump purchase without the subscription? Add to my workload some graphic design but they for one don't like monthly charges to our AmEx and don't like auto renewal. Plus we want to own the software.
Photoshop Elements works rather well but I may need Illustrator pretty soon. Any alternatives? I've always liked GIMP for photo editing as well.
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Paint.NET is really powerful but for photo editing and generation, Adobe products are the standard. I don't believe you can buy the software anymore. It's all Creative Cloud, AFAIK.
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@ajstringham said:
Paint.NET is really powerful but for photo editing and generation, Adobe products are the standard. I don't believe you can buy the software anymore. It's all Creative Cloud, AFAIK.
I did just find Inkscape as an alternative to Illustrator. I'd be OK with a lower cost to above creative cloud and it would be easier to sell to management.
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Illustrator alternative for Mac only:
https://affinity.serif.com/
Never used it, but I heard about it because they were giving away free beta versions a few weeks ago. -
Correct, Adobe has moved to a pure subscription model.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Correct, Adobe has moved to a pure subscription model.
I don't mind some subscription models (I actually like Office 365) but Abode's prices are just out of the park...
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@garak0410 said:
@scottalanmiller said:
Correct, Adobe has moved to a pure subscription model.
I don't mind some subscription models (I actually like Office 365) but Abode's prices are just out of the park...
That's a completely different issue. They ALSO raised their prices. So now they cost more. If you were to have other buying options, they would cost just as much. The issue is that you don't like their new prices. That makes more sense.
I'd look to alternatives, Adobe operates on the assumption that their user base won't leave them at any price.
