So, today they announced the Photoshop/Lightroom bundle on CC for owners of Photoshop CS3 or later. The price will be $9.99 a month going forward.
I purchased an upgrade to Lr5 when it was released, but, given all the new capabilities planned for Lr5 - web interactive functionality in particular, Behance-centric is looks like - I was pleased to hear about this offer.
I wondered if I would qualify, having subscribed to PsCC when it was available at 9.99 a month for the first year. Apparently, I will and the transition will be automatic. This is from Terry White's blog today for the information of those of you who might be in the same position as I am.
"Q: I am already a Creative Cloud member; do I qualify for this offer?
Existing Creative Cloud members who wish to transition to this offer must own a previous version of Photoshop or Photoshop Extended product, version CS3 or later (CS3.x, CS4, CS5.x, or CS6). Suites do not qualify.
Those who meet the qualifications have two options:
Creative Cloud Single App members for Photoshop CC who already completed the qualification process when they originally signed up for their membership will be automatically transitioned to this new program when it ships, with the additional benefits and lower ongoing price."
The really neat thing about this is that, whereas as a subscriber to PsCC for the first year at a cost of 9.99 a month on a yearly subscription, and facing an increase in price at the end of the first year, this offer will include Lr5 and PsCC for the ongoing price of 9.99, that is, not limited to the year. !!!
I'm sure there will still be people who like to feel badly treated who will grouch about it, but it seems like a sweet deal to me.
I might have waited to upgrade Lr until this offer, which Victoria was kind enough to hint broadly about above, but then I would not have had Lr 5.0 for the past several months, and it is worth it to me to have upgraded my standalone. As well, I have a perpetual license for both PsCs6 and Lr5 at this point, should I need to drop out of the subscription service on the cloud. Nothing to gripe about from this quarter!
Thanks Adobe!