How Many Systems Can You Use Adobe Products (CC, CS6) On?

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1. I’m planning to get a CC Subscription.
   Will I be allowed to use Photoshop on my laptop while my desktop Computer is rendering a video in Premiere Pro?

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   • It’s a good question – but with a single license, according Adobe’s terms, technically the answer is no:

     1.1 Use of Software: Subscription-Based License. Your subscription lets you activate the Software on up to two devices (or virtual machines) at a time, however, you may not use the Software on the two devices simultaneously.

2. Adobe killed Fireworks. They said they can do better, then they released XD. Now they’ve killed XD and they are waiting for the Figma acquisition approval. Adobe is a joke.

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   • We wouldn’t call 41 million subscribers and record financial results a “joke” – but it is true that software companies go through different cycles with various products, and Adobe has a lot of them.

     Obviously all hope for success for all tools, but some survive and thrive and some don’t. We understand your frustration.

3. I want to pay my Lightroom plan annually but I am railroaded into a monthly subscription. I realise that £ cost averaging favours Adobe if subscriptions are taken 12 times a year, but I have up-to-now always paid annually.

   If this is a change in policy, please be upfront about it; it saves time.

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   • Hi Roy, there is no change in Adobe policy of which we are aware… Just testing the sign-up for a new Lightroom plan now, Adobe’s site offers two options:

     Annual, billed monthly for £11.99/mo (incl. VAT)
     -or-
     Annual, prepaid for £119.09/yr (incl. VAT)

     Doing the math, we agree that the second (prepaid once a year) costs less for the 12-month membership.

     In fact, we just published an article on how customers can save money by going with a “paid annually” subscription instead of a “paid monthly” plan. See:

     How to Get an 9% Discount on Your Adobe Creative Cloud Plan