http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2007/adobe-ships-creative-suite-3/ The Authority for News & Opinion on the War of the Desktop Publishing Giants QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:28:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2007/adobe-ships-creative-suite-3/#comment-22389 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:40:07 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2007/adobe-ships-creative-suite-3/#comment-22389 Wow, 1409.00 £. Isn't it like 2:1 to the US dollar right now? At least you can go with Final Cut, Aperture, and Shake. Those are better than Adobe's in my opinion, but it's gotta hurt now that Adobe owns Macromedia products too. Even the upgrade prices are ridiculous, and add tax to that too. Getting a copy of the US version doesn't seem like a bad idea. I know a certain European CEO (wont's say who) publicly said that Americans are cheap. Well, I'm not so offended anymore. I guess it's better to be cheap than shafted. Wow, 1409.00 £. Isn’t it like 2:1 to the US dollar right now? At least you can go with Final Cut, Aperture, and Shake. Those are better than Adobe’s in my opinion, but it’s gotta hurt now that Adobe owns Macromedia products too. Even the upgrade prices are ridiculous, and add tax to that too. Getting a copy of the US version doesn’t seem like a bad idea. I know a certain European CEO (wont’s say who) publicly said that Americans are cheap. Well, I’m not so offended anymore. I guess it’s better to be cheap than shafted.

]]> http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2007/adobe-ships-creative-suite-3/#comment-22035 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:45:37 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2007/adobe-ships-creative-suite-3/#comment-22035 I'm one of those who signed the above petition. For more than 15 years people all over the world hated Quark for one main reason (besides crap support) – they ripped us off. In Europe, Asia and Australia they charged up to 250% more than the US price for their product. When Indesign arrived it was a breath of fresh air... great product, well supported and fairly priced. But there's a bad smell surrounding the pricing of CS3. Adobe is doing a Quark. Prices outside the US are up to 100% above the American price, including English speaking countries. I'm very disappointed. I won't be upgrading until either sanity prevails or I can get a US version. I’m one of those who signed the above petition. For more than 15 years people all over the world hated Quark for one main reason (besides crap support) – they ripped us off. In Europe, Asia and Australia they charged up to 250% more than the US price for their product. When Indesign arrived it was a breath of fresh air… great product, well supported and fairly priced. But there’s a bad smell surrounding the pricing of CS3. Adobe is doing a Quark. Prices outside the US are up to 100% above the American price, including English speaking countries. I’m very disappointed. I won’t be upgrading until either sanity prevails or I can get a US version.

]]> http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2007/adobe-ships-creative-suite-3/#comment-21690 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:47:24 +0000 http://quarkvsindesign.com/articles/a1/features/2007/adobe-ships-creative-suite-3/#comment-21690 There is a backlash in the 'rest of the world' against Adobes extortionate pricing policy outside of the US and Canada. The pricing differences http://www.amanwithapencil.com/adobe.html - over 4800 creatives have signed an online petition http://www.gopetition.com/online/11698.html threatening not to upgrade to CS3 until Adobe changes its policy There is a backlash in the ‘rest of the world’ against Adobes extortionate pricing policy outside of the US and Canada. The pricing differences amanwithapencil.com/adobe.html - over 4800 creatives have signed an online petition gopetition.com/online/11698.html threatening not to upgrade to CS3 until Adobe changes its policy

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