Microsoft to Adobe: It's too early to dump stand-alone software

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In a new blog post, Microsoft says that Adobe's decision this week to discontinue its stand alone Creative Suite software in favor of its Creative Cloud subscription service is coming too early.

On Monday, Adobe announced that it would discontinue making future stand-alone versions of its popular Creative Suite software products in favor of its cloud-based Creative Cloud subscription software service. Today, Microsoft has given its opinion on Adobe's move and it's a little surprising.

In a post on the official Office blog, Microsoft stated that the company is already moving towards a cloud subscription business model for its software, including Office 365, while still providing stand-alone Office 2013 packages. On the other hand, Microsoft thinks that the cloud subscription model may not be palatable for every customer. It states:

However, unlike Adobe, we think people's shift from packaged software to subscription services will take time. Within a decade, we think everyone will choose to subscribe because the benefits are undeniable. In the meantime, we are committed to offering choice--premier software sold as a package and powerful services sold as a subscription.

The message is that Microsoft would love for everyone to simply sign up and pay for a yearly subscription to Office 365, but it also knows that there are lots of software users who just want to buy a DVD or download code, install the software and be done with it.

Microsoft does add in its blog post that since the launch of both Office 365 Home Premium and Office 365 University in late January, it has seen over a quarter of its consumers buy the Office 365 subscription service over the stand alone Office software which it says has exceeded its expectations. The blog said. "So, perhaps the shift is happening faster than we originally thought, and Adobe is helping blaze the trail."

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[DKT27]

Not sure if Microsoft's actually talking sense or are just advertising themselves.

[PrEzi]

Also thought about the same ;) - not sure if MS is telling the truth or just plain Trolling...

[dcs18]

However, unlike Adobe, we think people's shift from packaged software to subscription services will take time. Within a decade, we think everyone will choose to subscribe because the benefits are undeniable. In the meantime, we are committed to offering choice--premier software sold as a package and powerful services sold as a subscription.

:blink: :thumbsdown:

[Nedal0]

Microsoft offering Advice ? That's quite funny

[VileTouch]

no seriously. Microsoft is right. what is this? an MMO? we use design software to get the job done wherever and whenever we see fit. and for that purpose a packaged traditional software is THE choice. one shouldn't have to pay for an internet connection in order to use a tool that we already paid (a hefty sum) for.

if their concern is "piracy" then they should retire from the software business, because that is part of it. but hey, they want our money, and also don't want to give anyhing in return? grrrreat!

imagine you go to a restaurant and they only show you the food and let you smell it....but you can't eat it!, or take it home, no, but you have to pay because you came to a restaurant! and it has bills to pay too!... and if you take it with you, you're a robber!, a criminal!, a pirate! ...that's the same principle.

[DKT27]

no seriously. Microsoft is right. what is this?

Microsoft is kinda right, but it's surprising that the advice is from them. See in irony in it. Microsoft is one side owns Microsoft Azure, it has integrated a lot of cloud features into Windows 8 and is going to continue pushing it, it is advertising for Office 365 (again an irony - it is never up for more than 350 days, forget about 365 :P ), plus, it is rumoured that Microsoft is making a Windows spin-off, just for cloud. And that Microsoft is lecturing other company to stick with desktop non-cloud products? :huh:

Again, I'm fully entirely against cloud - I wish for a day where cloud computing fails miserably - but no one needs Microsoft's hypocrisy in this.

[VileTouch]

Again, I'm fully entirely against cloud - I wish for a day where cloud computing fails miserably - but no one needs Microsoft's hypocrisy in this.

oh i no longer think of microsoft as one monolithic company all working under the same principles towards the same goal as they used to be.right now, it is spread so thin that a number of "factions" have arisen. in one hand you have the apple rejects that are all into the "toy-ification" of everything. those are the ones pushing for touch and mobile and tablets and apps and big colorful fullscreen UIs sillyness. on another hand you have the xbox people... they're always pushing for using every last drop of GPU power. transparent surfaces, 3D effects, flashy shaders and of course, they're all butthurt because Steam is all they ever dreamed of, so they go on and on about streaming HQ content from the cloud... oh and then there's the IT crowd, the Windows NT team, that push for a minimalist aproach. they don't care about the looks, just sheer performance. they want high speed conectivity, small footprints on their code so they can do more with the spare horsepower.. these are the guys that made windows xp, were displaced in the times of vista when someone decided they needed more wow in their coffee, and were called again to get the company out of the shithole they were in when it failed miserably.

all these people have totally oposite points of view so the impression you get might change depending on who you talk to.

[Beamslider]

Again, I'm fully entirely against cloud - I wish for a day where cloud computing fails miserably - but no one needs Microsoft's hypocrisy in this.

LOL wasn't that around 1980?

[captcha]

Adobe in reply to microsoft:ITS TOO EARLY FOR WINDOWS TO BE CLOUD BASED!