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02-12-2006, 11:26 AM
admedia

Adobe Bundles

I hate these! Why can't they make one that I want?

I have PhotoShop CS1 and Studio MX2004.

I want (in order of importance)....

DW8
Flash 8
PhotoShop CS2
Illustrator CS2

I am thinking InDesign would be good to have, but really I only design small brochures and 1 up ads... I can get away with using Illustrator and PhotoShop doing this, I have been doing ok to this point, but InDesign would be nice.

option 1. So I am thinking Studio 8 Upgrade + Creative Suite 2 standard.
The only difference I can tell between Standard and Premium is Acrobat Professional 7 (which would be nice for me) and GOLIVE?? WTF?

So now I am at $1,199. + $399 = $1,598

option 2 Now I could go with the
Web Bundle - inludes CS Premium US$1,899.00

option 3 Or I could just upgrade Photoshop, get Studio 8 and Illustrator
$169.00 + $399 + $499.00... $1,067.
actually this number is looking the most attractive to me at the moment.

I wish they would tighten up some of these bundles, get rid of Go Live.

I just find figuring out my software purchases frustrating.
What should I get?

Stupid Macrodobe!
02-12-2006, 11:52 AM
Natsia

lol!
I think we all feel your pain there Ross.
So many products that we all need but so little bloody money.
02-12-2006, 12:23 PM
Markp.com

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Originally Posted by Natsia

lol!
I think we all feel your pain there Ross.
So many products that we all need but so little bloody money.

Flashkid... is that you? ;)
02-12-2006, 12:36 PM
WannaBe_80z

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Originally Posted by Markp.com

Flashkid... is that you? ;)

haha, thought the same thing.
02-12-2006, 12:36 PM
Natsia

....
*gut freezing moment*
sorry.
.....
02-12-2006, 12:51 PM
WannaBe_80z

:)
02-12-2006, 01:15 PM
Markp.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natsia

....
*gut freezing moment*
sorry.
.....

We need someone to replace him... how large are your thumbs? ;)
02-12-2006, 01:31 PM
silverx2

i asked her the same questions but it wasnt about her thumbs....
02-12-2006, 01:54 PM
Markp.com

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Originally Posted by silverx2

i asked her the same questions but it wasnt about her thumbs....

Toes?
02-12-2006, 02:28 PM
DaVulf

There are other ways to get it... :yarr:

Or, you can get a student version like I used to get for 3D Studio Max. It was free...
02-12-2006, 04:15 PM
PAlexC

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Originally Posted by admedia

I wish they would tighten up some of these bundles, get rid of Go Live.

I just find figuring out my software purchases frustrating.
What should I get?

Stupid Macrodobe!

Jesus man! They haven't even integrated websites yet! Patience, please.
02-12-2006, 04:30 PM
Orkar

I want to upgrade to(in order of importance)....

PhotoShop CS2 - Must!

Illustrator CS2
DW8
Flash 8

InDesign - nice but not necessary

Unfortunately I must jump platform as well to keep things fun.
I may for now just jump the photoshop cross platform with the upgrade and wait for the rest of the scrud to settle in the merger.
02-12-2006, 10:41 PM
jAQUAN

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Originally Posted by PAlexC

Jesus man! They haven't even integrated websites yet! Patience, please.

but they have integrated product lines, which is bs. I bought both suites seperatly before the merger and got a handfull of useless apps on both sides. Does anyone actually use imageready?

Why the hell can't we just make our own bundle by choosing individual apps and then get an applied discount?

If you can at all hold out admedia, wait for the next versions.
02-12-2006, 11:23 PM
admedia

Yea, maybe I will just chill and wait for the dust to settle over there...
it seems a bit discombobulated at the moment and understandibly so.
Let them figure out how they are going to effectively merge their product lines instead of just throwing GoLive and FireWorks into a bundle with PhotoShop ImageReady and DreamWeaver.

I guess I can keep getting by with what I have... just some of the new features like collapsable code look nice and I have been patient (notice my current versions).
02-12-2006, 11:26 PM
DaVulf

You're only 1 version back though admedia, there is not a ton of differences. I also suggest you wait a while for things to calm down.
02-13-2006, 02:28 AM
jasonsplace

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Originally Posted by jAQUAN

Why the hell can't we just make our own bundle by choosing individual apps and then get an applied discount?

I agree...they need to make a custom pack where you choose which products that you want and then give you a certain percent off depending on how many you purchase.
02-13-2006, 02:55 AM
gerbick

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Originally Posted by jasonsplace

I agree...they need to make a custom pack where you choose which products that you want and then give you a certain percent off depending on how many you purchase.

mf'n genius. An Adobe/Macromedia pick-n-choose within reason.

Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Dreamweaver.
02-13-2006, 03:01 AM
jasonsplace

So who's going to get a job at MM so we can get this idea implemented?
02-13-2006, 03:01 AM
gerbick

They'll probably steal the idea in order to obtain "job security"