OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription

2013-05-21 Thread David Shaked
An aspect I haven't seen mentioned in this thread: taxes According to Israeli tax law, if I purchase a perpetual license for a software application, it's a capital expense. I have to depreciate the purchase over several years. I cannot deduct the full expense from this year's tax return. If I pay

ANN: WS Utilities 2.00 (FM plugin) release

2013-05-21 Thread Wim Hooghwinkel - idtp
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OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Shlomo Perets
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OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Yes, please sign and pass it on: http://www.change.org/petitions/adobe-systems-incorporated-eliminate-the-mandatory-creative-cloud-subscription-model Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 21-May-13 3:30 PM, Steve Rickaby wrote: > At 14:54 -0700 20/5/13, Karen Robbins wrote: > >

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Tammy Van Boening
Signed and with exactly the same reasons that Carol Elkins put in her email. Very well stated. TVB -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:10 AM To: framers at

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:54 -0700 20/5/13, Karen Robbins wrote: >Adam Engst's article in TidBITs, Creative Cloud Complaints Darken Adobe's View >of the Future, (http://tidbits.com/e/13765) >makes/shares some excellent points. If the Creative Cloud experiment succeeds, >TCS/FrameMaker c

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Bethany Lee
Cool! Signed! Thanks for sharing. -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:10 AM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe s

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription

2013-05-21 Thread Robert Lauriston
In the US, you can choose not to depreciate software, provided it meets certain conditions and you haven't exceeded certain limits: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p946/ch02.html For WebWorks, for me the subscription model penciled out as cheaper in the long run. We have to update our browser sup

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Here's mine: I want the availability of my software to be independent of my ability to pay for it. If I'm having a cash-flow problem, the last thing I need is to lose access to the tools that are required to generate my income. I want it to be MY decision as to when I update my software, not

RE: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription

2013-05-21 Thread David Shaked
An aspect I haven't seen mentioned in this thread: taxes According to Israeli tax law, if I purchase a perpetual license for a software application, it's a capital expense. I have to depreciate the purchase over several years. I cannot deduct the full expense from this year's tax return. If I pay

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Tori Muir
Signed, and commented. Tori Muir tm...@spot-on-creative.com | 650.430.8674 www.spot-on-creative.com On 5/21/13 12:37 PM, Tammy Van Boening wrote: Signed and with exactly the same reasons that Carol Elkins put in her email. Very well stated. TVB -Original Message- From: framers-boun..

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Tori Muir
Signed, and commented. Tori Muir tmuir at spot-on-creative.com | 650.430.8674 www.spot-on-creative.com On 5/21/13 12:37 PM, Tammy Van Boening wrote: > Signed and with exactly the same reasons that Carol Elkins put in her email. > Very well stated. > > TVB > > -Original Message- > From: f

ANN: Mif2Go Version 4.1, Update 55, released

2013-05-21 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
[Vendor announcement] We are happy to announce the release of Mif2Go Version 4.1, Update 55, on May 20, 2012. The User's Guide lists the improvements we've made in the past year in the "About" section, under "New Information". One major improvement is the new Configuration Manager (CM), a G

RE: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Tammy Van Boening
Signed and with exactly the same reasons that Carol Elkins put in her email. Very well stated. TVB -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shmuel Wolfson Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:10 AM To: framers@lists.

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Alan T Litchfield
Done and FB'd. Alan On 22/05/13 1:09 AM, Shmuel Wolfson wrote: Yes, please sign and pass it on: http://www.change.org/petitions/adobe-systems-incorporated-eliminate-the-mandatory-creative-cloud-subscription-model Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 -- AlphaByte PO Box 194

OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Robert Lauriston
I don't see why Adobe should care about a petition if subscription revenues aren't lower than expected. You don't like it, don't subscribe. They'll get the message.

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Carol J. Elkins
Here's mine: I want the availability of my software to be independent of my ability to pay for it. If I'm having a cash-flow problem, the last thing I need is to lose access to the tools that are required to generate my income. I want it to be MY decision as to when I update my software, not

Re: ANN: WS Utilities 2.00 (FM plugin) release

2013-05-21 Thread Wim Hooghwinkel - idtp
Hi Russ, looks good, thanks! Vriendelijke groet / Kind regards, Wim Hooghwinkel Op 21 mei 2013, om 19:00 heeft framers-requ...@lists.frameusers.com het volgende geschreven: > Subject: ANN: WS Utilities 2.00 (FM plugin) release > Message-ID: > > <20130521073511.27a792c0bf3172901570a5

ANN: Mif2Go Version 4.1, Update 55, released

2013-05-21 Thread Jeremy H. Griffith
[Vendor announcement] We are happy to announce the release of Mif2Go Version 4.1, Update 55, on May 20, 2012. The User's Guide lists the improvements we've made in the past year in the "About" section, under "New Information". One major improvement is the new Configuration Manager (CM), a G

RE: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Shlomo Perets
Just signed the petition and indicated the following as the reason for signing: "It is really a matter of letting users choose, rather than aggressively force this or that option them. Clearly, many Adobe users are still using older versions because many newer versions/upgrades were mediocre,

ANN: WS Utilities 2.00 (FM plugin) release

2013-05-21 Thread russ
Hi, No corporate madness here, just a release of v2.00 of our West Street Utilities plugin for FM 8, 9, 10, and 11, structured or unstructured. This release adds a variety of features that make the plugin much more useful than before. To learn more and/or download a fully-functional trial version,

ANN: WS Utilities 2.00 (FM plugin) release

2013-05-21 Thread r...@weststreetconsulting.com
Hi, No corporate madness here, just a release of v2.00 of our West Street Utilities plugin for FM 8, 9, 10, and 11, structured or unstructured. This release adds a variety of features that make the plugin much more useful than before. To learn more and/or download a fully-functional trial version,

Re: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Shmuel Wolfson
Yes, please sign and pass it on: http://www.change.org/petitions/adobe-systems-incorporated-eliminate-the-mandatory-creative-cloud-subscription-model Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 On 21-May-13 3:30 PM, Steve Rickaby wrote: At 14:54 -0700 20/5/13, Karen Robbins wrote: A

RE: OT: Corporate madness - Adobe software to be subscription only

2013-05-21 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:54 -0700 20/5/13, Karen Robbins wrote: >Adam Engst's article in TidBITs, Creative Cloud Complaints Darken Adobe's View >of the Future, (http://tidbits.com/e/13765) >makes/shares some excellent points. If the Creative Cloud experiment succeeds, >TCS/FrameMaker c