Indeed, Adobe will have to prove Creative Cloud's merits. "Some will love it and jump immediately, and others will jump over time."
"This is Adobe trying to be a little bit ahead of where the market is," said Scott Morris, senior marketing director for Adobe Creative Professionals. (For details on the new software, check CNET's detailed look at CS6 software.)Īdobe isn't expecting everybody to go for the subscription immediately. With either the traditional sales or or the subscription, the software runs on a customer's computer. Adobe also will sell the traditional perpetual licenses to the software, either individually or in various bundles. Adobe's list of the CS6 varietiesĬreative Suite is optional. The Creative Cloud also includes Adobe's Touch line of tablet apps, the new Edge and Muse programs for the HTML5 era of Web design, Lightroom, and a some online services such as file sharing and Web site hosting.
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The centerpiece of the service is access to the full Creative Suite 6 product line, which includes Photoshop CS6 for image editing, Premiere Pro and After Effects CS6 for video editing, and a host of other packages aimed at designers and creative professionals. And to lure existing CS3, CS4, and CS5.x customers who might be tempted to pay for perpetual-license upgrades, Adobe has an introductory offer of $30 per month. A Team edition for businesses will arrive later this year at a cost of $70 per month per user for an annual commitment. Here's an indicator of how hard the change will be: A CNET survey in March showed a frosty reception, with 41 percent of respondents viewing Creative Cloud negatively, compared with 32 percent who viewed it positively.Īnd 62 percent reacted negatively to its price: Creative Cloud costs $50 monthly with a year's commitment or $75 monthly with an month-to-month option that's easier to switch on and off.
To make it a success, it'll have to convince customers that it's a better value than traditional software licensing. The San Jose, Calif.-based company will overhaul its core software business in May when it launches a subscription service called Creative Cloud, which bundles its new Creative Suite 6 products with a swath of other products and services. Adobe Systems is about to begin a difficult - but smart - transition.