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@chrismckay  From that viewpoint, I understand your argument. First – at much as I would not like to admit – compared with C4D, Maya & Co, it really does not stand against my argument, if you would compare it with those prices (however those are 3D-packages). Maybe I explain this in relation: Yes, prior to Adobe Cloud, you had to pay a lot, but for longer terms (5-6 year cycles) I do not think that it was more expensive compared to today. Yes tax returns are great,  but it is still money (on governments expenses). That does not solve the problem (also I’m not the boss, so I don’t have to bother with that). The problem lies within the update policy & subscription services Adobe offers (little room for maneuver). Regarding Bugs: Ok, with crahses I exaggerated ! But with the bugs its true: We work  with newest iMacs (roughly 30 computers, and some Eizo Monitors) in our offices. So hardware is not the problem (We even have professional IT-Guys taking care of that)! Just google complaints about bugs with Adobe Cloud (you would be surprised what you can find)! Some bugs really did cost some freelancers and even medium sized companies valuable time and money.  Beside the Acquirement of Allegorithmic (and some AI-based tools), there has been no real groundbreaking innovations since Adobe Cloud. the 3D-functions in PS still sucks, by the way 😛 Blender is King xD

It is too easy to compare Adobes prices prior and after the Adobe Cloud. It is more complex than that. Yes I know, that Sebastien is now vize of the 3D department, still I’m not sure If Adobe has learned from their past! Have you seen the trailer from Adobe when they have shared the acquirement? They used Adobe Dimension in it (it was horrible to watch..just see the lag xD). Well, we will see! And as @WilliamMiller said: We can see the rise of good alternatives. So Maybe, I’m just whining too much xD