It doesn’t seem that long ago that Adobe had the most liberal upgrade policy in the industry. Any earlier version, no matter how old, qualified for upgrade pricing.
Those days are long gone and the upgrade eligibility for CS4 is stricter than ever. Only Creative Suite 3 licenses are eligible for the best pricing of $599.00 for Design Premium or $399.00 for Design Standard. If you’re among these that upgraded to CS3.3 the price is $440.00. For any thing earlier than CS3 you’re going to be looking at a $200.00 premium.
The news isn’t all bad, however. In an apparent effort to convince you to upgrade, Adobe will also give preferred pricing to holders of all earlier version of Creative Suite as well as Macromedia Studio 8 and Studio MX2004. But that offer ends on February 28.
And yes, I’m well aware of the non-USA pricing differences so have at it.
Do you think it’s worth it?
This article was last modified on December 19, 2021
This article was first published on September 23, 2008
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