On Tue, 04 May 2010 09:07:22 +0100, Invisible wrote:

>>>>> the
>>>>> thing I can't figure out is how a normal human manages to get near a
>>>>> copy of Photoshop in the first place.
>>>> £361.58 on buy.com.
>>> I thought it was a lot more than that. Hmm, maybe I'm thinking of the
>>> whole "creative suite" rather than just Photoshop.
>> 
>> That was the pricing on Creative Suite 4.  Photoshop on its own is less
>> expensive - I figured you were thinking of the most expensive option,
>> so that's what I looked for (the most expensive version of Photoshop I
>> could find).
>> 
>> How much did you think it was?
> 
> ebuyer.com, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Complete Package, Windows: £1,502.62

That's what happens if you don't shop around - you end up paying a 
ridiculous price for a product. ;-)

> If that doesn't make you feel slightly dizzy, I don't know what will...

I know I'd feel kinda dumb if I paid that much for it knowing that I 
could get it for £361.58.

> (Weirdly enough, I can't seem to see a price for just Photoshop by
> itself, only Photoshop Elements is listed - or student versions, which
> obviously has totally different pricing.)

Yeah, I noticed that as well.

>>>> Windows Server 2008 by comparison is £631.22 on buy.com for a 5-user
>>>> CAL.
>>> Fortunately, unless you run a server, you don't need this product. (In
>>> other words, your employer is going to pay for it, not you.)
>> 
>> That's frequently the case for users of Adobe Photoshop as well -
>> especially CS:  The people who tend to use it are the pros, not the
>> hobbiest user.
> 
> Well, yeah, there is that. It's not the package I'd choose to go out and
> buy. Then again, Mike apparently did...

Well, yeah, I have PhotoShop Elements, but it doesn't really run well 
under WINE.  I prefer the GIMP anyways.

Jim

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