As expected Flash CS4, along with other CS4 apps was announced today. ‘Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family.’ is the official wording.
This means you can pre-order Flash CS4 now, actual release is expected in October. Trial version is expected around mid-November.
I like the new features, being able to target Flash player 10 is great. I personally think, without any doubt, it’s worth the upgrade/purchase technically.
If you are not in the US, however, pricing -again- is horrible. These days regional pricing does not make sense. Aral mentions this and also he again does not like the artwork. David Arno says Fly to New York and buy your software; it’s cheaper than buying in Britain . Or as Jamie Badman says it may well be the reverse (A delivery man with the software can fly to UK from US, deliver it to you, stay the night and fly back – pricing covers it all and the taxes). Which reminds me of an old joke:
- What is communism?
- It’s a system where men exploits men.
- What is capitalism?
- It’s the other way around.
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And you are lucky if you are in UK, there is other European countries where Euro is stronger then $ so the prices are doubled, but the salaries are lower then US standards, so, to be fair, you are going to pay 3 times compared to US customers… Unfortunately it’s a common price policy.
At least we have universal health care.
About the joke, while the main purpose of Communism was to get rid of “exploits” and failed it, the Capitalism is meant to be egoistic by definition.