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Posted January 08, 2013
Adobe is giving away CS2 for free.... or not really?
Post edited January 08, 2013 by amok
Posted January 08, 2013
Adobe denies 'free' CS2 downloads are a giveaway

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=122D13F0-A037-FD80-01EBDC6BF45B8C20
Posted January 08, 2013
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drennan: Adobe denies 'free' CS2 downloads are a giveaway

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=122D13F0-A037-FD80-01EBDC6BF45B8C20
I see their point, and I also see them fail terribly at PR.
Posted January 08, 2013
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drennan: Adobe denies 'free' CS2 downloads are a giveaway

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=122D13F0-A037-FD80-01EBDC6BF45B8C20
Oh dear. I will remove the link until further confirmations then.
Posted January 08, 2013
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amok: Oh dear. I will remove the link until further confirmations then.
There's no reason to, the link is all around the web and it was already posted here on the GOG forums yesterday. I just thought I'd add to the story. :) I for one downloaded the apps and I'm keeping them.
Posted January 08, 2013
See, now this is what companies SHOULD do when they shut down servers their DRM depend on (not necessarily release the thing in such a way that the whole world can get it off the official site, but at least so that licensees can still install and use the software).
Post edited January 08, 2013 by Miaghstir
Posted January 08, 2013
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amok: Oh dear. I will remove the link until further confirmations then.
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drennan: There's no reason to, the link is all around the web and it was already posted here on the GOG forums yesterday. I just thought I'd add to the story. :) I for one downloaded the apps and I'm keeping them.
Better safe then sorry. Illegal download link is illegal... or unethical... or whatever...
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Miaghstir: See, now this is what companies SHOULD do when they shut down servers their DRM depend on (not necessarily release the thing in such a way that the whole world can get it off the official site, but at least so that licensees can still install and use the software).
I agree with this, though.
Post edited January 08, 2013 by amok
Posted January 08, 2013
YOU ARE ALL PIRATES

BRBFBI

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Posted January 08, 2013
I simply fail to believe that this was a genuine mistake. It was either a publicity stunt or a sabotage. We'll see where it goes from here. Hopefully it will at least demonstrate to Adobe that there would be huge demand for their software if their pricing was more reasonable. If they have at least a hint of common sense, they will sanctify these "free" downloads and regain a nice slice of the market share they have lost to GIMP/Inkscape.
Posted January 08, 2013
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drennan: I simply fail to believe that this was a genuine mistake. It was either a publicity stunt or a sabotage. We'll see where it goes from here. Hopefully it will at least demonstrate to Adobe that there would be huge demand for their software if their pricing was more reasonable.
I've never understood their pricing policy. Most other "productive" software has exorbitant prices for business licenses and reasonable prices for private non-commercial licenses. That's the only way to get a decent slice of the private market anyway, but Photoshop has always cost an arm and a leg. I suspect that, as a direct result of this, it must be one of the most pirated pieces of software in history.
Posted January 08, 2013
Adobe is one of the few companies I've ever seen who are so keen to promote piracy of their products. Now they're practically trolling people into pirating them by making it appear like they're supposed to be free.

There's definitely some kind of psychosis at work there.
Posted January 08, 2013
That was a dick move of them
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/08/free_adobe_cs2_download/

If only gimp had a more user friendly interface. I would love to get my hands on flash and some of their other software but holy crap even the student price is obscene.
Posted January 08, 2013
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Navagon: Adobe is one of the few companies I've ever seen who are so keen to promote piracy of their products. Now they're practically trolling people into pirating them by making it appear like they're supposed to be free.
Well it's a nearly eight years old software, they are not yet giving away CS6. Here it's kind of like if Ms was offering Office 2003 for free.
Posted January 08, 2013
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drennan: I simply fail to believe that this was a genuine mistake. It was either a publicity stunt or a sabotage. We'll see where it goes from here. Hopefully it will at least demonstrate to Adobe that there would be huge demand for their software if their pricing was more reasonable.
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Wishbone: I've never understood their pricing policy. Most other "productive" software has exorbitant prices for business licenses and reasonable prices for private non-commercial licenses. That's the only way to get a decent slice of the private market anyway, but Photoshop has always cost an arm and a leg. I suspect that, as a direct result of this, it must be one of the most pirated pieces of software in history.
Tell me about it. My girlfriend had to buy one for school ... I don't see how a "poor" student can afford that. We're talking about 300 euros here. Also, when we tried to have her validated as a student, it said it might take up to a month. To check a document. The fuck.

Good thing I sent an angry tweet to the support account, and it was prioritized, but still ...

If you compare that to the dreamspark program by Microsoft ... Free visual studio (professional!) for students, and she was downloading the program about an hour after registration.
Posted January 08, 2013
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Wishbone: I've never understood their pricing policy. Most other "productive" software has exorbitant prices for business licenses and reasonable prices for private non-commercial licenses. That's the only way to get a decent slice of the private market anyway, but Photoshop has always cost an arm and a leg. I suspect that, as a direct result of this, it must be one of the most pirated pieces of software in history.
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TheCowSaysMoo: Tell me about it. My girlfriend had to buy one for school ... I don't see how a "poor" student can afford that. We're talking about 300 euros here. Also, when we tried to have her validated as a student, it said it might take up to a month. To check a document. The fuck.

Good thing I sent an angry tweet to the support account, and it was prioritized, but still ...

If you compare that to the dreamspark program by Microsoft ... Free visual studio (professional!) for students, and she was downloading the program about an hour after registration.
I love dreamspark, why can't adobe offer something like that?
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