Yes, Steve, it's true. There will be no CS7, just CC (Creative Cloud) apps.
<http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud.html> Single apps can be rented for $20/month, the entire suite is $50/month. There are first year discounts for some current users. CC requires that your computer get on-line and renew your subscriptions (licenses) every 30 days. >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] -- Bill & Bunny Kuhlman B2Streamlines http://www.b2streamlines.com