April 2011
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Translation of Adobe PR to English
In the news: Adobe's new Creative Suite development and sales cycle adobe.ly/fWMCJ
Adobe PR: This launch marks a major change to Adobe’s product release strategy for Creative Suite, the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow across print, video, mobile and online media. Adobe now plans to have milestone Creative Suite product introductions at 24-month intervals and – starting with Creative Suite 5.5 – significant mid-cycle releases designed to keep the worldwide creative community ahead of the latest advances in content authoring.
English: This marks a major change in Adobe's revenue strategy for Creative Suite, the industry-leading lock-in product that designers have no viable alternative to using. Adobe now plans to charge upgrade fees every 12 months instead of every 18 months. These significant mid-cycle releases are designed to keep Adobe's revenue streams strong by exploiting their captive customer base.
Adobe PR: Today also sees Adobe debut an affordable and flexible subscription-based pricing plan, attractive to customers that want to get current and stay current on Creative Suite products, have project-based needs, or try the software for the first time.
English: Today also sees Adobe debut a new revenue scheme designed to provide steady, month-to-month cash flow into its coffers. Instead of lump-sum revenue that jumps every 12 to 18 months and then drops again, customers can pay every month. This is fantastic for our numbers and analysts will love it.
Adobe PR: New Subscription Editions ensure customers are always working with the most up-to-date versions of the software, without the upfront cost of full pricing.
English: If a customer stops paying, they lose access to their software. This is sweet for us and shareholders will love it.
Adobe PR: With subscription pricing customers can use flagship products, such as Adobe Photoshop® for as little as US$35 per month, Adobe Design Premium CS5.5 for US$95 per month, Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection for US$129 per month.
English: For example, instead of paying $1900 for CS Design Premium, customers can use it for $129/month, which works out to $1548 for a year. And Adobe keeps every cent of it, instead of distributors and retailers taking a cut. This will bring as much revenue as just buying CS Design Premium outright for $1690 from Amazon. Adobe will encourage customers to lock-in yearly contracts for a discount to $95/month (or $1140/year). Plus, it makes this sound cheaper, and that's all the tech press will report anyways if they want to continue to get access to pre-release demos.
Apr 11th
March 2011
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“In effective museum and gallery installations, visitors are usually invited to...”
– Erin Kissane, Elements of Content Strategy.
Mar 9th
February 2011
1 post
Apple's Three Laws of Developers
via yourhead: A developer may not injure Apple or, through inaction, allow Apple to come to harm. A developer must obey any orders given to it by Apple, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. A developer must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. — I. Developer
Feb 21st
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December 2010
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Dec 11th
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October 2010
2 posts
Not a party girl photograph. →
Oct 15th
4 tags
Returning to Android
P: I'm surprised you went back for another round - find some new motivation?
R: Still convinced there must be something good in there somewhere if this many people are buying them. And I'm going to find it, dammit. admittedly, that reasoning would lead to buying a Yugo.
P: And snorting cocaine.
R: what's wrong with cocaine?
P: Compared to a Yugo? Absolutely nothing.
Oct 15th
September 2010
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Apple announces new White iPhone project
September 9, 2010 — Cupertino, CA — Apple today announced a workforce relocation project. Approximately 5,000 employees will move to a new White Paint Factory, located in the scenic tundra of Siberia. “Our employees are thrilled to make this unique contribution to our bottom line,” said CEO Steve Jobs. “The white iPhone won’t be delayed much longer. Stay tuned.” ...
Sep 9th
August 2010
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New vistas in journalism
From Murdoch’s new Wall Street Journal comes this gem sourced purely from anonymous sources, Hurd Deal Inflamed Board. The very first paragraph begins “according to a person familiar with the board’s thinking.” And then it happens over and over. Lets break it down paragraph-by-paragraph: P1: according to a person familiar with the board’s thinking. P2: this person...
Aug 16th
July 2010
2 posts
New Magic Trackpad: not so new :) (via simonos)
simonos: Apple introduced a new “Magic Trackpad” today, a very nice trackpad to be used instead of a mouse. But I remember using it back in 1997 with my 20th Anniversary Macintosh. See this picture? http://www.apple.com/magictrackpad/
Jul 27th
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No other phone maker ever has antenna problems.
Right? Nokia E71: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amPG52DVQuk RIM BlackBerry Storm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHR4pkdlIjc Samsung I9000 Galaxy S: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LROTHrTR92k HTC Evo Signal Attenuation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pj2YBYTbag Samsung Galaxy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPCQdYtPihg Droid Incredible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaDE941PzQk Nexus...
Jul 19th
June 2010
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Jun 5th
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February 2010
2 posts
Feb 8th
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January 2010
3 posts
He had a point... but not a good one. →
Kendall Gelner calls bullshit on the Adobe claim that all your web porn sites won’t work without Flash.
Jan 31st
The web without Flash ads would be lovely! →
Jan 31st
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