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In theory, the online "cloud" model of licensing software should actually bring prices DOWN. Software companies have always said that piracy is one of the main reasons for the high cost of software. The development costs are fixed. If fewer people buy it, those costs are are passed on to those of us who actually purchase legitimate copies, while pirates continue to use it for free. The cloud model should take a big bite out of piracy, and Adobe just might pass those savings along to the rest of us. Of course, a cynic would say that Adobe will just pocket the savings as higher profits. It will be interesting to see what happens. Jim On 1/16/14 5:52 PM, "Smith Will (Toowong)" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Does this assume that the nice people at Adobe will not raise the price >massively in 4 years time when everyone has changed to subscription? > >Will Smith >Project Officer (Botanical Imaging) >Queensland Herbarium >Science Delivery >Department of Science, IT, Innovation and the Arts (DSITIA) Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv