8th May 2009, 8:22 AM
Well, there's a point to that.
But to counter: the full version of Photoshop CS4 costs $700. I've used the program as far back as version 4, and in all honesty, since at least that point, each new version offers only incremental additions and improvements. 90% of CS4 existed in 4.0. Yet, Adobe still charges $700 for the program.
The reason we have iTunes Store and other services like it is because of Napster and KaZaA and LimeWire upending the traditional business model. People used these services not just because they were free, but because they offered convenience and choice that you couldn't find in a record store. Once stable pay services came to exist, the RIAA found that a lot of the people they demonized were perfectly willing to pay for the likes of a Napster service if only someone offered it to them.
Photoshop is heavily pirated because it's grossly overpriced. If piracy is really hurting Adobe, they should price their product in a way that makes it more accessible. If it doesn't hurt them, and the fact that they do still charge $700 indicates that the damage isn't too severe, then they really have nothing to worry about.
But to counter: the full version of Photoshop CS4 costs $700. I've used the program as far back as version 4, and in all honesty, since at least that point, each new version offers only incremental additions and improvements. 90% of CS4 existed in 4.0. Yet, Adobe still charges $700 for the program.
The reason we have iTunes Store and other services like it is because of Napster and KaZaA and LimeWire upending the traditional business model. People used these services not just because they were free, but because they offered convenience and choice that you couldn't find in a record store. Once stable pay services came to exist, the RIAA found that a lot of the people they demonized were perfectly willing to pay for the likes of a Napster service if only someone offered it to them.
Photoshop is heavily pirated because it's grossly overpriced. If piracy is really hurting Adobe, they should price their product in a way that makes it more accessible. If it doesn't hurt them, and the fact that they do still charge $700 indicates that the damage isn't too severe, then they really have nothing to worry about.
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