I'm the QA Manger for Photoshop. To help clarify, we did test Photoshop CS3 on Snow Leopard and worked with Apple to fix any issues we found. We're not aware of any significant problems at this point. If people do find issues, definitely let us know.
Not happy with constant upgrades
With the arrival of each new version, of the operating system from Apple, of the software from Adobe, it is trumpeted for it's greatness and "ultimate" nature. Well, it's only the ultimate for 18-months, until the next marketing cycle. If the products are that temporal and disposable, they ought to be priced as such. The CS, all of it, for $50 would seem about right. At that price I would upgrade with each version. The new operating system the same, maybe less. Further, now that it requires an Intel-chip Mac to run these products, new hardware is also required, so that piece of equipment also proves itself to be temporal and disposable. Why should it be priced so high if it has such a short lifespan? To leave a pre-intel chip Mac G4 running CS2 on OSX v10.4 requires a new OS, new version of the CS, AND a new computer. And then how long could all that be expected to last? About 18 months or so. It's reasonable then to wonder why give so much money so regularly to these companies and to wonder just exactly who is being served? I use and think well of these products, but their marketing and upgrade behaviors are not winning favor with me and it makes me regard them with increasing scepticism. If they feel they need to change things every other time you turn around, then the old equipment should remain workable for anyone not needing or wanting to spend more money with them. They should go on supporting the old gear, and the new gear should not be designed in such a way as to deliberately not interface with the old. These are costly purchases and they ought to be durable products. PETER WETHERBEE.
Photoshop CS3 on Snow Leopard
I'm the QA Manger for Photoshop. To help clarify, we did test Photoshop CS3 on Snow Leopard and worked with Apple to fix any issues we found. We're not aware of any significant problems at this point. If people do find issues, definitely let us know.
- David Howe
Not surprised
I saw this and Adobe's customer service problems coming back when they gobbled up Macromedia.
constant updates
Not happy with constant upgrades
With the arrival of each new version, of the operating system from Apple, of the software from Adobe, it is trumpeted for it's greatness and "ultimate" nature. Well, it's only the ultimate for 18-months, until the next marketing cycle. If the products are that temporal and disposable, they ought to be priced as such. The CS, all of it, for $50 would seem about right. At that price I would upgrade with each version. The new operating system the same, maybe less. Further, now that it requires an Intel-chip Mac to run these products, new hardware is also required, so that piece of equipment also proves itself to be temporal and disposable. Why should it be priced so high if it has such a short lifespan? To leave a pre-intel chip Mac G4 running CS2 on OSX v10.4 requires a new OS, new version of the CS, AND a new computer. And then how long could all that be expected to last? About 18 months or so. It's reasonable then to wonder why give so much money so regularly to these companies and to wonder just exactly who is being served? I use and think well of these products, but their marketing and upgrade behaviors are not winning favor with me and it makes me regard them with increasing scepticism. If they feel they need to change things every other time you turn around, then the old equipment should remain workable for anyone not needing or wanting to spend more money with them. They should go on supporting the old gear, and the new gear should not be designed in such a way as to deliberately not interface with the old. These are costly purchases and they ought to be durable products. PETER WETHERBEE.