Cloud (was legacyAPI)
Posted by: fblistserve <fblistserve@...>
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> On May 10, 2013, at 10:37 AM, Robert Covington <artlythere@mindspring.com> wrote:
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>> On May 10, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Brian S <fblistserve@cox.net> wrote:
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>>> On May 10, 2013, at 7:02 AM, Robert Covington <artlythere@mindspring.com> wrote:
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>>>> Compositor is not much worse off (372). But that's relative to already real bad. 🙂
>>> Slightly off topic but I’m hoping you and Compositor benefit from Adobe’s recent decision to go cloud with their CS products ( i.e. Illustrator, Photoshop etc. )
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>>> Brian S.
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>> Thanks.
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>> It might…but the thing is a dinosaur UI wise, I have to re-do the whole UI still : (
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>> I think losing the ability to get a fine printed manual, along with an actual version is not a great idea on their part. Not even sure how you use something 'in the cloud'. How does that work? Javascript?HTML5? How do you connect to their 'app'? Has to be some kind of cross-the-void transfer going on, starting with an initial image upload if need, etc? Or other? What is running?
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>> Pixelmator will rake in no doubt though they are maybe sick of their own program too (either that or they are building a new mega-version)
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> From what I understand the licensing is a monthly subscription with a minimum of one year.
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> Software resides locally and checks the cloud for subscriptions status.
AFAIK, it is the cable-TV method ( or maybe drug dealer ). Low initial charges and then ( probably ) constant price increases
Brian S.