We believe that Adobe will offer the option of a free disc set for the entire Creative Cloud, because not everyone has a strong or reliable connection to initially download it.

When will this go into effect? Not definitive but word has it on May 1st, 2013.Īfter that point, can you still get a hardcopy of your Adobe purchase if you want/need to? Possibly, but not for CS6. Download versions of these products will continue to be available.ĭoes it apply to resellers and retailers as well? Yes – they will no longer carry boxes either. Which products does this change affect? Boxes will be phased out for all CS6 suites and individual products like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, etc., as well as Acrobat Pro/Standard – both commercial and education editions, on both Windows and Mac OS. In line with software industry trends, Adobe is focusing more on the Creative Cloud – which for an affordable membership rate, digitally delivers the entire Creative Suite and more to your desktop, and is always up to date with the latest upgrades. Why is Adobe doing this? Besides not being green (discarded discs take 217 years to decompose), boxed software is static and costly to produce, manage, and deliver. Customers can continue to download their purchases instantly as most already do, saving on both shipping costs and the environment. Now there’s been some confusion about this, so we’ll try to make it clearer: This news does not mean Adobe will stop selling any of the traditional CS products, only that you will no longer be able to buy them in the form of a shrinkwrapped box package, physically hand-delivered via mail, courier, or store. Electronic downloads for Creative Suite products will continue to be available as they are today … … As Adobe continues to focus on delivering world-class innovation through Creative Cloud and digital fulfillment, we will be phasing out shrink-wrapped, boxed versions of Creative Suite.

Here it is direct from the company themselves: Adobe has just now confirmed what’s been going around as a rumor – that they will soon discontinue selling all boxed versions of Creative Suite 6 software…

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