Adobe's pricing policy (again!)
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From: Jon B on 11 Jun 2010 04:58 Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > I just spotted that LR3 is out with Student discount. Hmm, might be > worth a trial of it for that price, and see if it really is better than > Aperture. > > But, you have to go through fiery hoops to get the discount, fair enough > I guess, and you have to be a rich kid at an 'accredited public or > private school' to qualify. So, basically the discount only applies to > those that are well off enough to buy the full version anyway! > Had no problems here, just ordered full edu box for just shy of �100. TBH I don't think Adobe is being that draconian with it, still in the early generations of let it gain traction, and then we'll start clamping down on it. The serial will work on numerous machines without any phone home to check up on you. [1] > Having said that, I see they've dropped the full price dramatically, > more in line with that of Ap3. > I didn't think the price had changed that much. It's always been around �200ish mark. > Still, for all that, I'm happy enough with Ap3 myself to not want to > bother any further. There's a 30day free trial anyway. As I've been using LR since the first beta, I've just ordered the LR3 upgrade. Keep meaning to look at Aperture but can't be fussed with trying to convert my DB over, and LR works for me. [1] Or at least the LR1/LR2s did, my LR3 is in the post so I can't comment on that yet. -- Jon B Above email address IS valid. <http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: Richard Tobin on 11 Jun 2010 05:48 In article <1jjx1j2.ddloyn16wholzN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk>, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >Which makes sense. I never understood the meaning of public school over >here to mean private. Before there were any state schools, there were private schools run for profit and at the whim of the proprietor, and public schools which, though they charged fees, were run on a "charitable" basis, were open to all who could afford the fees or win a scholarship, and were considered to be for the public benefit. -- Richard
From: Woody on 11 Jun 2010 05:55 On 11/06/2010 10:48, Richard Tobin wrote: > In article<1jjx1j2.ddloyn16wholzN%usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk>, > Woody<usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > >> Which makes sense. I never understood the meaning of public school over >> here to mean private. > > Before there were any state schools, there were private schools run > for profit and at the whim of the proprietor, and public schools > which, though they charged fees, were run on a "charitable" basis, > were open to all who could afford the fees or win a scholarship, and > were considered to be for the public benefit. ok, that makes sense. -- Woody
From: Andy Hewitt on 11 Jun 2010 07:53 Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote: > Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > > > I just spotted that LR3 is out with Student discount. Hmm, might be > > worth a trial of it for that price, and see if it really is better than > > Aperture. > > > > But, you have to go through fiery hoops to get the discount, fair enough > > I guess, and you have to be a rich kid at an 'accredited public or > > private school' to qualify. So, basically the discount only applies to > > those that are well off enough to buy the full version anyway! > > > > Had no problems here, just ordered full edu box for just shy of £100. > TBH I don't think Adobe is being that draconian with it, still in the > early generations of let it gain traction, and then we'll start clamping > down on it. The serial will work on numerous machines without any phone > home to check up on you. [1] It says... If student is under the age of 18 and does not have a valid, current Student ID with photo or credit card, the person purchasing the product for the student must provide a valid, current photo ID and corroborating evidence of student's eligibility: • Official, current non-photo student ID with name and date • Official, current school transcript indicating name of school and student • Official, current school tuition bill indicating name of school and student • Official, current report card indicating name of school and student Righto, so it's possible, but seems to be rather OTT. Even M$ are more trusting than that. > > Having said that, I see they've dropped the full price dramatically, > > more in line with that of Ap3. > > > I didn't think the price had changed that much. It's always been around > £200ish mark. I'm sure LR2 had reached £299 at one point. > > Still, for all that, I'm happy enough with Ap3 myself to not want to > > bother any further. > > There's a 30day free trial anyway. As I've been using LR since the first > beta, I've just ordered the LR3 upgrade. Keep meaning to look at > Aperture but can't be fussed with trying to convert my DB over, and LR > works for me. Yes, that's the bit that might hurt most. I'd only really want to give it a go *if* it was cheap enough, and *if* the benefits were great enough. > [1] Or at least the LR1/LR2s did, my LR3 is in the post so I can't > comment on that yet. That's surprise me too, all the other stuff phones home - even Elements does. Cheers. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
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