Adobe imposes two-day time bomb on Create Suite beta

by Stephen Withers

Wednesday, 28 May 2008

Page 1 of 2 ! In what seems one of the most paranoid software marketing ploys of all time, Adobe has placed a two day limit on testing its next-gen Creative Suite except for existing users. Does the company really want new customers? Adobe has released public betas of the versions of Dreamweaver (web design), Fireworks (web prototyping) and Soundbooth (audio editing) that will be going into the next release of its Creative Suite, but there is a catch: you only get 48 hours to try them out after first launching the programs unless you unlock them with an existing CS3 serial number. If you do that, you're good to keep using them until what we're guessing will be called CS4 ships. If the betas are anywhere near the finished products, we can understand why Adobe's imposing a time limitation - you wouldn't call Creative Suite or its components cheap software, and the company wouldn't want to forego licence revenue until the new versions ship. But 48 hours seems stingy, especially as we'd imagine most potential testers would be exploring the software in between doing real work with their existing software. Still, this is a beta, not a trial version. "This early release software gives our loyal customers a taste of the radical workflow enhancements that we have in store, as we redefine how designers and developers collaborate to deliver stand-out digital experiences," said David Burkett, vice president of product management for Adobe Creative Suite. So what are some of the key improvements in the new versions of the program? CONTINUED << First page <   1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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