Adobe sees full shift to Web in next decade

As broadband services improve, more of company's graphics and Web-design software can be delivered online, CEO Chizen says.

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[onlyauser]

I am no seer --- but this is not what I want

I am no seer but I disagree with this Adobe concept. I use Adbe producteveryday...it is my job...marketing. Now what would Adobe have me so when I have a $200,000 corporate product in my lap and form one of many possible reasons my internet connection goes down or just is ultra slow for a day of maintaining. Yes, this happen often. Tech is good but not perfect nor will it ever be.

Can Adobe tell me what to tell the CEO when his project misses the marketing deadline..

I will always need software in my control 100% from the computer not some server.

[alx359]

Everything is in the balance

SaaS is not about AJAX and shinny websites as many people may think. Technology similar like Silverlight/Java/Flash would allow an adaptive install of desktop-like apps over the web that would be resilient to any bandwidth shortages. The main idea of SaaS is the provider to keep control of what features you get/paid for and control the maintenance process more rationally and fine-grained.

[danegeld]

Doomed to fail

There are several reasons this isn't going to work, the biggest of which is security. Do you really want Adobe watching what you do with those online applications? I certainly don't. Adobe has a history of secretive Big-Brother-type behavior (try scanning an image of a $20 into Photoshop -- it won't let you and Adobe hid that fact). They won't be able to resist looking at what you're doing with their online applications so they can target advertising at you...or worse, forward whatever you're doing to the NSA or other governmental agencies.

I hope Adobe does continue down this path. It might finally end their domination of the graphics software market.

[willdryden]

Scan a $20 bill?

Are you confessing to being a budding young counterfeiter? Why would you be trying to scan a $20 bill?

[Heebee Jeebies]

The minute you have to keep...

Paying and paying and paying to use software and to access your files, etc. is the minute I get rid of my computers. I will accept buying software and then downloading and installing to your computer I will not however, accept using software that is online as a subscription service or not.

This country has some of the slowest internet in the world. The subscription service doesn't benefit consumers it only benefits the software companies that are driven like the rest of corporate America by greed.

They can take their online services and shove them.

Robert