On 19/4/05 6:50 PM, "Vladimir James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A few years ago I switched from Macromedia to Adobe products, figuring > Adobe had more of what I needed. Went flat out last August, investing > in the Adobe CreativeSuite Premium for about $1500. I thought I was all > set. Less than 7 months later Adobe signals the latest CS upgrade. > About $1300. Just to upgrade. Now, Adobe has swallowed Macromedia. I > dread thinking about what the next upgrade will cost. > > Makes the Panther>Tiger upgrade look like excellent value. Peanuts. Look on the bright side I have to spend $1000 + on the CS2 upgrade like you but also I'll have to spend $6500+ for Tiger Server Unlimited & a new Xserve, $1000 upgrading to Final Cut Studio, Tiger Client upgrades for 10+ client machines around $800 and around $4000 on a new G5 for my new main day to day machine. In the last few months I also spent $1500 upgrading to Filemaker 7 Server Advanced, $400+ upgrading WebStar V server/mailserver software, $500+ upgrading Lasso Server , $600+ on new Gigabit PCI cards, $1500+ on Gigabit Switches, $2500 on a second hand Xserve with 10.3 Unlimited Server, $3000 on a replacement 17" Powerbook for my son for school, $500+ on a Rack for my servers, $100's on cables, patch panels etc + many thousands on other required/desired software, external hard drives etc. I currently have around 13 machines and should get to 15-16 by June and I run everything from home. I also runs 3 not for profits MUG's which limits the number of hours I can actually earn an income (I also run 4 online businesses as a sole trader) so costs like these have a huge impact on my standard of living. Add to this, I'm a sole parent of a 17 year old son (with special needs) & fighting for access to my 14 year old daughter who was kidnapped by her mum 5 years ago (despite court orders giving me access) after throwing my son out on the street. She ran off with an aboriginal (who goes by an alias) to the country with my daughter and wont let me have any contact or even let me know what town they live in. It's been years since I've been to a pub, seen a band, had a holiday or eaten out and I basically work around 16-18 hours a day 365 days of the year just to keep my head above water and earn enough to keep fighting (legal fees) to get my daughter back. As they say, "Life wasn't meant to be easy".
