While Adobe software engineers were hard at work pushing out brand new mid-cycle upgrades of Creative Suite applications, the business department was trying to figure out a way to make purchasing those professional applications more flexible and affordable for its target audience of artists and designers.

Adobe's new Subscription Editions, a concept that the company has been considering for quite awhile, has been implemented in conjunction with the launch of Creative Suite 5.5.

Adobe has debuted what it hopes is a viable subscription-based pricing plan that will be attractive to customers who want to stay current on Creative Suite products, have only specific, project-based needs, or who want to try the software for the first time. It's also a way for users to move up to a suite from an individual product and accommodate corporate staffing fluctuations.

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