![]() But the company probably is betting that the improved integration and more consistent look and feel across Adobe and former Macromedia applications will prove an attractive upgrade. ![]() That's a dangerous thing to foist off on a firmly entrenched user base of graphics professionals, who tend to resist changes in their tools. Then again, the Web's infinite beta cycles have subverted the meaning of the term.Īdobe might also be anxious because it is-gulp-substantially changing the interface. It's pretty clear that Adobe is a bit skittish about the whole "public" thing, as the company is quick to stress that the beta isn't "feature complete," may not be rock solid, and has no tech support. I suspect Adobe is also using the opportunity to test its activation technology: CS3 will be available only to users with a valid CS2 serial number there's a two-day activation grace period and the beta will time out after the final product ships in the spring. ( Lightroom, the "beta" cycle for which is almost a year old, doesn't count.) It turns out that CS2 runs so slowly on Intel-based Macs that Adobe decided to throw those users an early bone. ![]() One twist that none of the speculators foresaw, however, was Adobe choosing to test run its first public beta program using a major product. The rumors about Photoshop CS3 started way back in August 2005, mere months after Adobe Photoshop CS2 shipped.
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