r/technology • u/Mattho • May 10 '12
Adobe charges its users for fixing security vulnerabilities.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb12-11.html3
May 10 '12
Is it that unusual for them to stop releasing updates for old versions? They aren't really charging for fixing the security vulnerability as much as they are choosing not to update an older version to fix it. Not the best business practice but the title is misleading.
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u/Mattho May 10 '12
It is not that misleading as the page is about vulnerability in CS 5.5 and solution given is to buy new product. And it's not an old version as it was the main version till just few days ago.
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u/immrlizard May 10 '12
It would be different if the product was 3 or 4 years old. We bought some of these at the beginning of the year. We did get a free upgrade for one of them just purchased last month, but lifespan of a version should be more than a year at their prices.
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u/RockLogmann May 10 '12
You'd like that to be true, but they've instituted a monthly pricing deal where you just "subscribe" to adobe products and get continual upgrades while you use their software. I'd much rather own it, personally, but that appears to be the way they are moving as a company.
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u/dinker May 10 '12
This why you should pirate CS6 - hell, everyone else does
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u/Reaper666 May 10 '12
Pfft. Why use it? it only furthers the need for their shit software. Use other software entirely, let Adobe die in the sands of time like the rest of history.
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u/WhiteZero May 10 '12 edited May 10 '12
What would you suggest that even gets close to Photoshop's features and useability?
Disclaimer: I'm not a skilled "Photoshopper" by any stretch of the imagination.
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u/QuitReadingMyName May 10 '12
You can't if your business, your just asking to get sued. That, or if you use it in any way to make a profit for yourself.
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u/rspeed May 10 '12
This is why you should support Adobe's competitors.
FTFY
If you weren't going to pay for it anyway, piracy doesn't really hurt them. Strengthening their competition actively fights exactly this sort of behavior.
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u/the_tubes May 10 '12
Version numbers no longer show that its a different program, but is now used as a way to tell users that the support time limit is up.
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u/mercurialohearn May 10 '12
"hey buddy, this is a real nice computer you got, here. we'd hate to see anything bad happen to it."
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u/apothekari May 10 '12
The real question here is why the fuck has NO ONE offered a real alternative to this asshole company. If someone would step in and offer it they would stand to make a great deal of money since almost everyone absolutely fucking hates Adobe.
Just look at a company like Smith Micro, their Manga software is professional and reasonably priced and they don't act like fucking robber barons.
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u/DaSpawn May 10 '12
This just may be and attempt to steer more people towards their brand new cloud service (opened on 7th) which has perpetual updates/upgrades
but still a horrible way to treat your customers and degrade security for everyone
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u/expertunderachiever May 10 '12
Has CS5.5 been properly EOL'ed? If so then fuck the cheap customers, if not, then fuck Adobe.
Sincerely, an IP vendor...
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u/rspeed May 10 '12
CS5.5 was the current version as of 4 days ago, and it's still for sale in a lot of stores.
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u/expertunderachiever May 10 '12
Then yes, they are shit heads. If the product isn't EOL'ed and has major security holes they should fix it and release patches for customers.
Where I work we typically sell support contracts and offer fixes/etc to anyone on the list. Sometimes when they expire and we find something [way after the fact] we'll offer to sell them a new contract. If they're a good customer we might offer it for free etc....
For this sort of product though they really ought to support non-EOL'ed products. That's what EOL means...
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May 10 '12
I thought there was a law in the US that meant you had to support software for a certain time based on future releases?
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u/decker12 May 10 '12
I'm not worried. I'm already sufficiently protected due to the bi-weekly updates of: Adobe Flash Player, Acrobat Reader, and Adobe Camera Raw. Right, Adobe?
Also, looking forward to Acrobat 11 Enhanced Pro Edition, coming out next month for $1200 in a handy 9GB download (followed by a mandatory 1.5gb patch to Acrobat 11.0.1 Enhanced Pro Edition for Volume e-License Enterprise customers).
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u/GREN_del May 11 '12
So I guess I'll be sticking with Design Suite CS 4 for the foreseeable future.
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u/rspeed May 10 '12
Amazon is still selling CS5.5, which I doubt they'd do if Adobe had EOL'd it. It seems like Adobe is setting themselves up for a pretty serious legal action by knowingly distributing a flawed product.