Adobe finally abandoned physical media in favor of the cloud

The physical DVD versions of the Adobe suite of software from another time: it will now download and use the "Creative Cloud" versions, with a monthly subscription.

The American publisher took its annual Adobe Max conference to dispel several rumors in recent weeks / months: do not say Adobe Creative Suite but Adobe Creative Cloud. Under this new name, new versions of software (including Photoshop in the first place), but also and especially the mode of distribution is now completely paperless - unless of course find an older version.

It can not tell you more Photoshop CS5 or CS6, but CC Photoshop, InDesign CC or Premiere CC. The formulas are now only subscription with several offers from 32,16 $ / month for a single software and 20 GB of storage. It will cost      80,41 $ / month (1 year commitment) to provide all the software suite and receive 20 GB of storage.

We already had the opportunity to test the CS6 proposing this subscription form. Specifically, once you have subscribed, the user accesses a dashboard and then downloads the software they want to use it locally, which indicates that they are available even without a web connection. The advantage for Adobe is twofold: this formula should allow it to significantly reduce the number of piracy of its software suite, but also to distill updated regularly through the dashboard. Finally, the editor also responds to a market that tends more towards the paperless but also the concept of ubiquitous services available on smartphones, tablets, computers, etc..

Formulas Team & Enterprise or Education are also available (for details click on this link).