Adobe offers a nice educator/student discount, which I used. I pay annually with the discount, and consider it very reasonable since I use it in business. I, too, am like Emily and don't like to update frequently and just 20 less things to think about :)

I have Sierra OS on my desk, and the High Sierra on the laptop... I wanted to wait to let them get the kinks out of High Sierra before I switched on my desktop.  But things are working fine.

Best cheer,
Linda
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On 9/22/18 5:40 AM, Emily S. Damstra wrote:
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Hi Tricia,
I have been paying the monthly fee for Creative Cloud for a few years now. I like that I never have to think about or make a decision regarding whether or not to upgrade my software—something I always dreaded. I also like that I have access to Adobe Typekit, which offers use of some nice fonts (at no extra charge), and that I have access to other Adobe software beyond just Photoshop and Illustrator, some of which I've actually used. ;)
The downside is of course the monthly fee. As Ron said; it's just the cost of doing business, and for me it's well worth it.
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On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 8:56 PM Tricia Cassady <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi All,

I think I am going to bite the bullet and get a subscription to the Adobe Creative Cloud. I am embarrassed to say how old my Adobe Suite is but let’s just say it is pretty old and now that I just upgraded my MacBook I can’t get Illustrator to work - it just freezes. :( 

Please share your experiences with the subscription - I want likes, dislikes, cost per month etc…


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