Hi,
It's a diversion tactic.
Cheers,
Bart
pretty much like 'the cloud', 'being connected', 'behance', 'pro vs. amateur',...bottom line, it's about a pretty big price hike and taking away choice by forcing all users to have to subscribe...it's like it was at the beginning...more money for shareholders and executives...okokok, i do think it might make sense for some business situations if you use three or more of the programs that adobe offers, but for smaller businesses, individuals, hmmm, not so much...
and at this point i think it's hard to 'clarify' anything while it seems Adobe is still uncertain about final details, changes they might implement...it's really wait and see...that's what I'm gonna do, stick with photoshop CS6, (no choice there anyway), see what adobe does with lightroom...i can wait a year or two, by then we'll see how subscription prices evolve and how this strategy is working for adobe...
i'm kinda hoping for a new version of photoshop, like jeff schewe started a thread about, something more tailored for photographers with a bit of graphic design necessities thrown in like text...and who knows, maybe it'll come from disgruntled adobe employees that leave adobe and strike out on their own...the next 24 to 36 months will be interesting...