You are currently browsing this article's comments (below). If you would like to read the full story, then you can see the complete post here:
“What’s New in Adobe CC 2014? Lower Prices, More & Better Apps”
What's New in the CC 2014 Plans? Lower Prices, More & Better Apps
GET FREE ADOBE BOOKS
Sign up for our popular newsletter and we’ll send you 30 great ebooks to learn all major Adobe tools at no cost!
Thank you for subscribing! We hope you enjoy the newsletter and your free Adobe books... Click here to see the books now, and start downloading and reading!
Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again.
Share This
Hello,
We are a bank out of Iowa and would like to upgrade to the latest CS6 programs from our current CS4. We would not like to use the creative cloud because a lot of our designs and information we need to keep confidential. We would basically like to have the software straight on our computers without any connection to the cloud. Do you have an option where we can upgrade without the Creative Cloud and without a Monthly Subscription?
Thanks for your help,
Joe
Hi Joe, it sounds like you may be under a frequent misconception… Adobe’s new CC 2014 release (aka the Creative Cloud) does not require you to store anything online if you don’t want to. The programs do not run over the web, and usage of the “cloud” storage is completely optional. You can run the tools you love completely on your desktop and store and keep everything locally.
For more details, see Myths #2, #3 and #7 here:
The 10 Most Common Myths About Adobe’s Creative Cloud (CC)
That said, Adobe does continue to also offer & sell CS6 direct (with perpetual licensing), if that’s what you prefer. So you can still upgrade from CS4 to CS6 the traditional way, if you want that instead. However, be aware that Creative Suite 6 is already a bit dated (it came out in spring 2012) and Adobe has no plans to update or upgrade it any further (there is no CS7) – and eventually CS6 will be unsupported by the company.
The thing to keep in mind is that for any given Adobe creative tool like Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, etc., the CC 2014 version is almost 3 years newer now than the CS6 version, and all together has added over 1,000 new features and improvements over CS6.
Finally, for a small group of employees such as yours who want to collaborate and work together, you might take a look at Adobe’s Creative Cloud for Teams solution.
Hope that helps answer all your questions, if not then just post back!