Adobe CS7 to be on Cloud only

In case you haven't heard, Adobe is no longer supporting their physical Creative Suite. From CS7 and onwards, everything will be cloud based. You pay 20$ a month, at least for the first year. I'm unsure if they will raise it afterwards. This marks a huge step forward for Adobe and the response at the moment seems mixed. Obviously people who used Cloud before are happy while others preferring physical copies feel the opposite.

I myself am not happy by this move, but then again this depends on my personality. I get enjoyment out of having physical copies of everything, not to mention I feel that if I am paying for something, it's mine.. not mine as long as I pay monthly. The idea of paying every month for years then one month being unable to do so, they drop the programs for you. This doesn't sit too well with me, but again this is a personal preference and many likely disagree with me. I also think that people who have spent 2,000$+ on buying the entire suite will have to start paying 20$/month like someone who will buy it once it comes out, certainly a nice "fuck you" message back to the community who has supported and bought the company's products for a while.

In a recent Adobe interview, one of spokespersons stated that they aren't doing to stop people who steal the program or to charge people more. However for me, there is a simplistic reason why they did it for the few that haven't quite figured it out.