[OT] Adobe Apps for MacIntel

[Bill Marriott]

Jim,

CS2 is MacIntel compatible; it's just not MacIntel *optimized*.

Almost all EULAs state that if you do not accept the terms of the licensing 
agreement you may return the package for a full refund. Depending on how 
recently you purchased and installed CS2, it may well be plausible to return 
it for the reason you do not accept the EULA. You generally must open the 
shrinkwap and attempt installation in order to view the EULA.

Also, some retailers have more liberal return policies for purchases made 
during the holiday season. ("I was really excited when Auntie May got me CS2 
but it just runs too slowly on my system.")

Amazon will accept returns through Jan 31 for purchases shipped Nov 1 - Dec 
31.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=15015711

Amazon will also refund software purchases. If the software has been opened 
they reserve the option to give a "partial" refund (typically 90%) but in 
practice it's usually 100% if you have all the material. All good reasons to 
buy from Amazon.

Adobe announced that PhotoShop CS3 would be shipping in "Spring 2007" on Dec 
14. Their policy in the past has always been to give free upgrades to people 
who purchased after the announcement and/or within 30 days of shipping the 
new version. However, they were mum in this press release about the overall 
CS3 Suite.

http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200612/121406Photoshop.html

I recently called Adobe to discuss my upgrade options (I'm a CS2.0 Premium 
user) and they didn't have any specifics on the CS3 suite release date. 
Basically they told me that there would be a new suite to accommodate 
PhotoShop CS3 but they didn't have any information on which of the other 
products would be updated.

Hope this helps,

Bill


"Jim Carwardine" 
<JimCarwardine at OwnYourFuture-net.com> wrote in 
message news:C1C281B2.921F%JimCarwardine at OwnYourFuture-net.com...
> Does anyone have any insight on what Adobe plans to do with their upgrade
> from Creative Suite 2 to 3?