Grady Richardson wrote:
Apparently this is a misunderstanding.

lol, oops.  Somebody at Adobe's gettin' fired.

Grady Richardson wrote:
You are only legally entitled to download and install with that serial number if you have a valid license to the product!



          - Dov

Where did you get this information?

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/01/grab-p … right-now/

Kaouthia wrote:
lol, oops.  Somebody at Adobe's gettin' fired.

If the many, many tech sites turn out to be wrong then this is going to be pretty bad.

NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote:

If the many, many tech sites turn out to be wrong then this is going to be pretty bad.

Yup, Adobe may have to increase the price of CS6 to cover the losses!




Just my $0.02

Ciao
Stefano
www.stefanobrunesci.com

-B-R-U-N-E-S-C-I- wrote:
Yup, Adobe may have to increase the price of CS6 to cover the losses!

Just my $0.02

We'll just collect all your $0.02s.  That'll cover it.

Chuckarelei wrote:
Nothing is ever free from Adobe and Microsoft.

Or Apple.

Chuckarelei wrote:
Nothing is ever free from Adobe and Microsoft.

Apart from the bugs




Ciao
Stefano
www.stefanobrunesci.com

-B-R-U-N-E-S-C-I- wrote:
Yup, Adobe may have to increase the price of CS6 to cover the losses!

Just my $0.02

Kaouthia wrote:
We'll just collect all your $0.02s.  That'll cover it.

If we add up his 21406 posts @ .02, we only get $428.12

Grady Richardson wrote:
Apparently this is a misunderstanding. I found this when I checked into this "offer":

On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated ...



You have heard wrong! Adobe is absolutely not providing free copies of CS2!



What is true is that Adobe is terminating the activation servers for CS2 and that for existing licensed users of CS2 who need to reinstall their software, copies of CS2 that don't require activation but do require valid serial numbers are available. (Special serial numbers are provided on the page for each product download.) See .



You are only legally entitled to download and install with that serial number if you have a valid license to the product!



          - Dov

So, it's not free for anyone...only to people who already paid for it once? lol

If you already purchased a copy and sometime over the past 7 years got a new computer or upgraded your motherboard, you don't have to pay for it AGAIN?

Well that is mighty kind of them to not require those people to pay for the same product twice.

Michael Pandolfo wrote:

So, it's not free for anyone...only to people who already paid for it once? lol

If you already purchased a copy and sometime over the past 7 years got a new computer or upgraded your motherboard, you don't have to pay for it AGAIN?

Well that is mighty kind of them to not require those people to pay for the same product twice.

They are shutting down the activation servers for CS2 and providing a version that doesn't require activation.  You still need your purchased serial number.

Michael Pandolfo wrote:
Well that is mighty kind of them to not require those people to pay for the same product twice.

Mighty kind of Adobe to respect double jeopardy.

The CS2 will only work on OLD computers, some of which have long gone to the dust bin of history.

It may run havoc on newer machines and Adobe is washing its hands off from from any responsibility, via fine print clauses before download...

Its like KFC shouting: FREE Chicken Nuggets!
(Oh! ..and those nuggets have "use by" dates from 2 months ago, so if a tummy bug occurs, we are not responsible...)

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Kaouthia wrote:
They're essentially "updates" for people who own a valid license, so they can install it without it having to go to the activation servers (that no longer exist).

this actually works for me. I have a 2006 radio shack laptop and a copy of CS2.

NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote:
CNET retracts:

UPDATE, 2:40 p.m. PT: There has been clarification since this story broke. Adobe has not released the CS2 software for free. Instead, it has cancelled its CS2 license management servers, so for those with existing licenses it is now offering downloads that do not require contact with the licensing servers. This service is only going to be available for those with existing Adobe CS2 licenses, which will be verified when creating the Adobe account to download the software.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57 … -for-free/

what a mess.

No. this is a mess

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