inflexible Adobe

Wow, Adobe doesn’t make things convenient for you. I just called about their $199 offer for Photoshop CS4 for students, hoping that I could use it on my Mac or in Windows and perhaps be restricted to using only one at a time, but no. I can download it for Mac or Windows, but I can’t have both. I don’t even have the option of buying a second license (not that I would want to do that, because $199 is a lot to begin with) because with the student edition, you’re only allowed one license. Honestly, what do they care which operating system I use it on? It seems like they could do some kind of check to ensure the registration key is not currently active on some other computer at the time, allowing me to work on either my Mac laptop or my Windows desktop PC. I paid once for ArtRage and now have the option to install it in Windows or Mac using one license.

Another question I had was if I had to pay the $199 all at once or if they offered some kind of installment plan. I just figured a big company like Adobe would offer such conveniences, considering that Apple and other companies do. Hell, I can buy an iMac for $28/month, and its total cost is way more than the student Photoshop at $199. *rolls eyes* Way to be inflexible and lose a sale, Adobe. Guess I’ll continue with GIMP and ArtRage.