Eralar wrote:
If you get the creative cloud version, can you buy / download add-ons like Imagenomic - Portraiture and still install them?

Yes. The "Cloud" is pure marketing BS.
You are downloading Photoshop (& Lightroom) that reside on your computer just as they always have. The only thing different is that you cannot buy the software, you are renting it and it 'phones homes' once a month to make sure you are up to date on your payments. If not, it refuses to operate.

So, what if you lose your internet connection for a couple of days and it is during that critical 'phone home' window AND you just happen to have a big project due???

Eralar wrote:
If you get the creative cloud version, can you buy / download add-ons like Imagenomic - Portraiture and still install them?

Interesting question about Imagenomics.

Sort of an expensive plugin for Photoshop that works well, and it ONLY works with Photoshop and optional for Lightroom (less the Layers part as in PS.).  Won't run as a stand alone to my knowledge, nor will it work with PaintShop Pro X6-64 bit either (I tried it and "No go" there.).

They may as well "Cloud it" too if you sign on for the Cloud CS Photoshop version and then stop paying as it will cease too.  Others like Nik, Topaz, onOne will run outside of PS now, just not Imagenomics.  Perpetual-based license meets the non-perpetual based license.  Not a good plan.

I'll be curious when version 2.0 of the CS Cloud comes out what happens with the "forever price" of CS 1.0 (or 17 as they call it) for $9.95 too.  I have a feeling their sales marketing strategies will change for 'more money' at some point like almost all sundry monthly subscription items do until you threaten to drop and they lower it (maybe).

I bought Winzip years ago when it was "free forever" too. That didn't last, nor did the older lifetime versions of Qimage software either (but at least Qimage Ultimate lets you keep using the version you stop at under their current annual renewal plan, just no further updates.  Adobe just dies.).  If they hike it enough where you won't pay or seek an alternate, then Imagenomics will be worthless unless they update the program to run as a stand-alone or with other editing software.

GRAF wrote:

Yes. The "Cloud" is pure marketing BS.
You are downloading Photoshop (& Lightroom) that reside on your computer just as they always have. The only thing different is that you cannot buy the software, you are renting it and it 'phones homes' once a month to make sure you are up to date on your payments. If not, it refuses to operate.

So, what if you lose your internet connection for a couple of days and it is during that critical 'phone home' window AND you just happen to have a big project due???

Adobe will say they have nothing to do with anything outside their control. So it will be your problem, no theirs. Another word, it's "awwwwwwwd, that's too bad."

GRAF wrote:

Eralar wrote:
So, what if you lose your internet connection for a couple of days and it is during that critical 'phone home' window AND you just happen to have a big project due???

I don't think this would be a problem.  Your account at Adobe would be up to date.  All you have to do is bring up PS when you have access to the Net some time in the 90 day window.  It will verify your account and you're free to continue.  Nothing needs to be done on your part.