Photoshop CS4 - what happens to CS3 prices ?

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Just a thought about something that had never crossed my mind before..
When a new piece of software is released, what do shops to with their old software - CS4 is about to be released, so what happens to the old copies of CS3 that are gathering dust ?
Seeing as all the material worth is some packaging and a cd, do the shops sent it back to Adobe, or do they try to sell it at a big discount ?
What do owners of old software do with their CD's after buying an upgrade ?
Is there a market for second hand legitimate software, or do licencing restrictions make it difficult ?
 
steveinspain said:
Just a thought about something that had never crossed my mind before..
When a new piece of software is released, what do shops to with their old software - CS4 is about to be released, so what happens to the old copies of CS3 that are gathering dust ?
Seeing as all the material worth is some packaging and a cd, do the shops sent it back to Adobe, or do they try to sell it at a big discount ?
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I guess that depends on whether they have already purchased the software or not - IE if it's sale or return, they'll ship them back to the MF. If they have bought them, they'll sell it at a lower price, but not lower than the price of the original plus the upgrade price.
What do owners of old software do with their CD's after buying an upgrade ?
Is there a market for second hand legitimate software, or do licencing restrictions make it difficult ?
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That depends on the upgrade process - if it's an actual upgrade, they may need to install the 1st version, license it, then apply the upgrade, and license that. I don't know how Adobe do it...
 
I guess part of what I am curious about is can one sell on software legally ?
If it has been registered, can it then be re-registered by another if sold on ?

This is a genuine question, not me trying to find out about illegal copies or whatever. I was once given a genuine Cd of some software, with the registration code, and was able to use it, and then bought a new version once I knew I liked it. However, now there are 30 day trials etc, I guess it is less likely to be possible. So, what if you have CS1 or 2 - can you upgrade direct to CS4 ?
Do people have cupboards full of old software that they don't use, and surely there must be some sort of market for it - schools or colleges etc, or even you and me who might be happy to pay a small re-registration fee to Adobe or whoever and if we did, we then might upgrade to a new version once hooked, creating a bigger marketshare..?
I may be being simplistic here - tell me folks !
 
If you're upgrading you can't sell the old version. Well you could but there wouldn't be a legit way to licence it. Adobe have a process in place for transferring a licence from one user or machine to another that you have to go through before you can activate an installation.
 
Next thing is this - I see Rusty has a thread about software - he has none, and is just getting started on a course - I have an old copy of PS Elements that I could give him - is that legal, can he use it legally and if so, then why not a market for trading software?
 
Another version of photoshop just in time to force people to upgrade to use raw with Canon's new models :(
 
steveinspain said:
Next thing is this - I see Rusty has a thread about software - he has none, and is just getting started on a course - I have an old copy of PS Elements that I could give him - is that legal, can he use it legally and if so, then why not a market for trading software?
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Was the old version of elements used as part of an upgrade?

If not then you can have the licence transferred by Adobe.
 
Werecow said:
Another version of photoshop just in time to force people to upgrade to use raw with Canon's new models :(
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errrr, you can just download the newest camera raw updates for existing versions when they are released.
 
olv said:
errrr, you can just download the newest camera raw updates for existing versions when they are released.
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Thats not what happened when Cs3 came out. Adobe decided the next camera raw update after it's release would only work with Cs3 and not Cs2.
 
pxl8 said:
Was the old version of elements used as part of an upgrade?

If not then you can have the licence transferred by Adobe.
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No, it was either bought or came with a camera purchase, and I have never upgraded...(though I then bought Elements 6..)
 
steveinspain said:
No, it was either bought or came with a camera purchase, and I have never upgraded...(though I then bought Elements 6..)
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It "could" be subject to an OEM licence that means it can only be used by the owner of the camera, you'd need to check the EULA on that one. If not then it should be simple to give it away, or you could anyway although that's technically a bit naughty. :suspect: ;)
 
olv said:
that's absurd!
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Adobe have taken a leaf out of Microsoft's book :lol:

I'm guessing you didn't have a 40D and Cs2 at the time. Lots of people were annoyed to put it mildly.
 
You can sell software, but technically you're selling the Licence.

I was given a CS2 Licence when CS3 came out, I had to download and burn the disks, but because I had a real adobe Licence, it was totally legal.
 
My understanding is that when you purchase software you dont really purchase the software, its the user license, and I was led to beleive that you are not technically allowed to resell as there is a chance you have used the software, activated it then are selling it on.

The only reason I say this is that a friend of mine has a company which recycles IT equipment and they bought a load of software from PC world that they couldnt sell because the box was damaged etc and when he listed it on his Ebay shop his shop was shutdown by Ebay immediately saying he was breaking the law on software sales because of the above reason. He had to make many calls and emails to Ebay to explain he was selling legitimate software that had not been used before and that the license was intact before they reactivated his shop and allowed him to sell the software.

Just food for thought really.....
 
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