Adobe's AI tools may paint a pretty picture, but they also cost a pretty penny

Adobe has sprinkled its products with AI while also hiking prices to pay for all that generative goodness. Prices paid by some subscribers are set to rise by just under 10 percent depending on the plan type. For example, the All Apps plan is to increase by $5 a month from $54.99 to $59.99 for the annual billed monthly option …

[DJV]

Greed rules

I did have a minimal CC subscription for a while as I needed something that the software I normally used didn't have. Then, I found a pay-once solution that more suited my wallet. Screw the greedy bastards, I hope they lose subscribers by the millions.

[LordZot]

So glad I stopped with Adobe at CS6 and didn't step onto the rental treadmill. I'm not being held to ransom and can still get my work done.

[TVU]

"The annual prepaid option will set you back $60 with a jump from $599.88 to $659.88"

...and they wonder why Adobe piracy is rampant. That said, you can still get competent replacements, e.g. the Affinity range of products (and no, I don't work for them or have any connection with them). A couple of years ago on Youtube, photographer Joe Cristina did his 'Cutting the Cord' series of videos on how to find good replacements for Adobe products.

[IGotOut]

Sooooo

The monthly rate is close on Affinity's lifetime costs.

For 90% of Adobe users, Affinity will do the job.