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Adobe launches Creative Suite 5.5
SOFTWARE OUTFIT Adobe has released Creative Suite 5.5, the latest edition of its development and design software, with a particular focus on the creation of mobile apps.
The software suite includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Acrobat, Flash Builder Premium, Flash Catalyst, Flash Professional, Dreamweaver, Premiere and After Effects, all of which come in one of five different bundles: Design Standard, Design Premium, Production Premium, Web Premium and Master Collection, which includes all of the applications.
Adobe is putting a lot of focus on Flash and HTML5, with which it says it has made major advances. Flash Professional CS5.5, Flash Builder 4.5 Premium and Flex 4.5 all allow developers to create browser-based content and applications, while Adobe's HTML5 support provides the same server side functionality for the web.
Adobe is trying to keep Flash alive as the prospect of HTML5 taking over looms ever closer, while its open embrace of HTML5 ensures that its software will remain relevant in years to come.
The company is promoting its suite as being of particular use for developing mobile applications for Android, Blackberry Tablet OS and Apple's IOS, despite the fact that Apple has shunned Adobe's Flash. With more people looking to take advantage of the smartphone and tablet boom, it's no surprise that Adobe sees mobile applications support as a strong selling point for Creative Suite.
"Our latest Flash tools deliver stunning high-performance apps, without having to start from scratch for every device," said David Wadhwani, SVP and GM of Creative and Interactive Solutions at Adobe.
The problem here is Apple, and as long as IOS remains one of the most popular platforms apps developers simply cannot ignore it. Authoring an app in Flash might be good for all of the other operating systems, but if it won't work on Apple devices then that means developers will need to start from scratch to code for IOS anyway.
The updated software is available immediately, with an estimated price tag of £2,303 for the Master Collection, £1,509 for Design Premium or Production Premium, £1,429 for Web Premium, and £1,032 for Design Standard. Adobe said discounts are available for those wishing to upgrade from previous versions. µ
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Adobe has made it mandatory to use Windows 7 or Vista for certain 64-bit applications, like Premiere (despite the fact that XP 64-bit edition would run it perfectly well.)
I am therefore keeping my money in my pocket.
I think it is also important to raise awareness regarding Apple's scams and abuses related to mobile application and digital entertainment markets, their strategy to destroy the web by pushing HTML5 (which they do not truly support and implement themselves) in order to kick users out of the web into Apple's walled garden taxed at 30% is outrageous! Apple's ban of Flash is not acceptable, turning consumers and developers into collateral damages in a corporate war is not acceptable.
I invite you to read my email sent to Steve Jobs this week in response to his "Thought on Flash" posted on Apple's website last year:
http://tinyurl.com/65w3bop
Adobe's CS will silently and stealthily install their Bonjour callback product, which silently reports user activity back to Adobe's servers without the user's consent.
It also can disable Internet access by creating a second default gateway on the computer. Check your IP configuration; if you have a gateway of 0.0.0.0 you probably have the Bonjour service.
It's not quite as bad as the Sony/BMG rootkit; it's easy to disable. but it's a bugger to actually remove, there's no actual uninstaller.
A .5 release? for two (more) grand.
Are you kidding us?
Our studio is still financially reeling from the last 2 glorified service pack 'releases' now we'll get charged full whack yet again for a sack o' patches.
Another great tactic in this blatant daylight robbery was silently dropping Acrobat Pro from CS5. Meaning even the 'Master Collection' is incomplete. Oh but don't worry, you can now buy Acrobat Pro X on it's own for 533 quid.
It's like being robbed every 6 months, and with the 'marketing overhead' us brits get charged during the conversion from dollars you're required to hand over your watch and phone along with your purse.
On this one Dick, you can go hang.