You know, back in the day of PS 3-7, we eagerly greeted each and every iteration of the program and had no qualms about paying for the privelge. But the thought of the prescription version with monthly or yearly payments just sat wrong with me. I have not bought into the new model. What I have suites me just fine. I don't do any extensive retouching, or sky replacements. My use of all the new tools would probably be minimal. So, thank you Adobe, for what you have brought to the table. And the Knoll brothers for making it all possible in the first place.
Also, I used to be a great evangilist for the Macintosh from day one. But computers and operating systems have matured, and I regard them as just another tool. I look foreward to the new inovations that Apple is doing with engineering their own CPUs. But for basic still photography, my home assembled PC from 7 years ago, is still chugging along just fine. I can handle 400 MB files no problems. I have made 40x80 prints with no more effort than a 16x20. Isn't digital just wonderful! Sure beats spending hours in the darkroom, developing film, cutting dodging tools, contorting my hands for burning in high lights. Sniffing all those familiar darkroom odors. And, my digital camera, shows me what I have captured instantly, without having to wait to develop the film.
What else can I add? Isn't photography wonderful and accessible to all. Maybe that's what I miss today, photography was like black magic back in the old days. Not everyone could achieve great results. You had to learn magic skills!