Here's the problem Joe, you took figures I pulled out of the air and ran with an assumption on your part.
Forget the numbers... your hung up on that. They don't even really matter that much. The point was to show that eventually you can over come the cost of learning a new way of doing something. You could say it's stepping over a dollar to save a dime, but I can see some merit in that decision.
Hell I would consider trying something new if Corel went to subscription based pricing. I know we did for Estimate. And I know for a fact our decision to try something different was the right decision for us. You have to admit, it is a big leap in cost.
Do you really think someone can learn to be fluent with Corel in 3 hours a month? I doubt it.
"Fluent" has little to do with it, it's about getting to the same level you were in Adobe. It could average out to 3 hours a month over a year, Obviously that first month would be much longer than 3 hours a month, but by the end of the year you might be at the level you were using adobe.
So the figure you originally came up with could be right on the money for some folks. Also, don't assume that changing software means you start from square one. The knowledge of how designs are really constructed translates over across all design software. The software is just the tool you use.
Yet, you ran with that. I was simply using a number as an example and you assumed that I was trying to prove a case against Corel and you came in to defend the purchase of Corel.
I don't care if you are proving a case against Corel or not. I was just trying to show how long it could take to start making money if one were to use the numbers you came up with. What I find funny is that you can use those figures to make the point that the ""savings" he's after may actually cost him a whole lot more in the end" (your words), but get all crabby at me for using the same numbers to make a different point.
I wasn't suggestion one or the other. I was simply stating that there are things to consider.
And so what is wrong with me also saying there are things to consider. I may have suggested different things to consider, but are they any less relevant?
Again, my point is to figure out if things make sense for you in YOUR business.
No one has ever argued that. You're absolutely right. And at the end of the day that is what will most likely happen. Gary will make a decision on what he thinks is right for his business.
Here is a question for anyone that will be paying for an adobe subscription: Let say you go that route for 4 or 5 years, then decide to use some alternative to adobe. When you stop paying the subscription, will you still be able to use whatever version you were last using? If not, can you still open those newer version files on an older non subscription based version? I'm confused on how that works.