Adobe goes on an 18 month schedule for new releases...so expect CS6 about
18 months from the release of CS5...
Mark
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From: "J Bryan Kramer" <codeburner@gmail.com>
To: <artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] Upgrading Software
Seems a little too soon for CS6, 2112 maybe.
BK
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On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 17:00, G. Armour Van Horn
<vanhorn@whidbey.com>wrote:
> Upgrade policy is up to each vendor, and often varies from one product
> to another. Adobe has generally used a two or three major version rule,
> plus a free upgrade for the most recent purchasers. You might look at
> the Adobe site for the terms of the upgrade offers to CS5, it's likely
> that their terms for CS6 will be the same, just ratcheting up all the
> numbers, but there's no assurance of that.
>
> I don't think I've ever gotten an upgrade deal from Apple. Windows has
> only been available with upgrade pricing in very narrow situations.
>
> Some vendors give you one year of free updates, whether they're minor or
> major, most give you minor upgrades for free just to cut down on their
> own support cost. (Fewer versions means less complexity.)
>
> It's all over the map. The vendors do a balancing act. On the one hand,
> upgrade pricing builds relationships with current customers. On the
> other hand, it's the current customers who most benefit from the
> programs and thus are likely to pay the most for them. It's like the
> airlines charging full price to business travelers while cutting deals
> for discretionary fliers. Only with software, there are a lot more
> players and a lot of variations on the business model.
>
> Van
>
> On 28/01/2011 1:17 PM, michael cothran wrote:
> >
> > Hope this question isn't too elementary or stupid on my part, but I'd
> > like to know the answer.
> > Someone told me that you could only upgrade PS if you are within two
> > generations. With the advent of CS6 coming out some time this year, it
> > would mean that only those with CS4 or CS5 could upgrade. Is this true?
> > Does anyone know if this practice hold true for other softwares &
> > applications? For instance, Mac OS?
> > Thanks,
> > Michael H. Cothran
> >
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