It's not just freelancers that will be affected. Until my company was recently purchased by a larger organization, I had always worked for small to medium-sized businesses as the sole writer. Trying to get a budget for tools could be like pulling teeth. I somehow doubt most of my former employers would ever go for the subscription model.
Which means for many sole writers, it will be back to using Word! Alison -----Original Message----- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:57 AM To: Steve Rickaby; framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only I was wondering when someone was going to bring this up. I share your sentiments/fears exactly, Steve. Nadine ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Rickaby <srickaby at wordmongers.demon.co.uk> > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Cc: > Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:37:59 PM > Subject: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription > only > > I have just heard a rumor that the CS Suite is going to available in > future only on an SaaS basis, by subscription. TCS/FrameMaker could follow? > > I do wonder whether the accountants that run large corporates like > Adobe understand how important their software is to the countless > thousands of freelances who have to scrape every last penny to buy it > - but at least then they own something, not vapor that goes phut as soon as > you stop paying for it. > > For the last two decades FrameMaker, Illustrator, Acrobat and > Dreamweaver have been the rocks underpinning what I do. I'm far less > sure about the future, though. > > -- > Steve [somewhat aghast] _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as alison.craig at ultrasonix.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/alison.craig%40ultrasonix.com Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.