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Adobe Photoshop CS2 - For Free! (not spam)

Started by AnthonyRoberson, January 07, 2013, 10:24:50 PM

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AnthonyRoberson

January 07, 2013, 10:24:50 PM
Need to create a campaign map? Want to layout your own game product? Have no money? Adobe is GIVING away its suite of CS2 products. I just downloaded and installed Photoshop CS2 on my 4-year old MacBook Pro and it works great! Here is the link:

http://www.adobe.com/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html

RandallS

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January 07, 2013, 10:43:34 PM
Quote from: AnthonyRoberson;615809Need to create a campaign map? Want to layout your own game product? Have no money? Adobe is GIVING away its suite of CS2 products. I just downloaded and installed Photoshop CS2 on my 4-year old MacBook Pro and it works great! Here is the link:

I'll have to try them. If they don't work in Windows 7, they'll work in my XP virtual machine.
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Sacrosanct

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January 07, 2013, 11:27:19 PM
I have CS3 on Win7, so I'm sure CS2 would work.  Damn though, thanks Adobe for making that free after I paid $1200 for CS3 when it came out.  Can I get a refund...
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Peregrin

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January 08, 2013, 12:17:31 AM
Only legal/applicable if you already own a license:

QuoteThere has been clarification since this story broke. Adobe has not released the CS2 software for free. Instead, it has cancelled its CS2 license management servers, so for those with existing licenses it is now offering downloads that do not require contact with the licensing servers. This service is only going to be available for those with existing Adobe CS2 licenses, which will be verified when creating the Adobe account to download the software.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57562515-263/adobe-releases-creative-suite-2-for-free/

Sorry dudes.
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AnthonyRoberson

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January 08, 2013, 12:38:38 AM Last Edit: January 08, 2013, 12:43:23 AM by AnthonyRoberson
Quote from: Peregrin;615831Only legal/applicable if you already own a license:



http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57562515-263/adobe-releases-creative-suite-2-for-free/

Sorry dudes.

May not be strictly 'legal' but I downloaded and installed with no Adobe account or license. Worked fine for me.

crkrueger

#5
January 08, 2013, 03:33:09 AM
Apparently no one told their webmaster, downloading it right now, serial number is up on the Adobe site, no login required.
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APN

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January 08, 2013, 04:27:31 AM
Also done. No login or whatever needed.

crkrueger

#7
January 08, 2013, 10:41:54 AM
They also have Photoshop Elements if the full version is too much program for what you need.  All the CS2 programs have separate dloads as well if you don't want the whole suite clogging your computer.
Even the the "cutting edge" storygamers for all their talk of narrative, plot, and drama are fucking obsessed with the god damned rules they use. - Estar

Yes, Sean Connery\'s thumb does indeed do megadamage. - Spinachcat

Isuldur is a badass because he stopped Sauron with a broken sword, but Iluvatar is the badass because he stopped Sauron with a hobbit. -Malleus Arianorum

"Tangency Edition" D&D would have no classes or races, but 17 genders to choose from. -TristramEvans

Benoist

#8
January 08, 2013, 12:06:36 PM
Wow you can get Photoshop Elements 4/5 for free too? This is cool!

Benoist

#9
January 08, 2013, 12:14:03 PM
AND Acrobat Pro 8.0. Wow...

Benoist

#10
January 08, 2013, 12:48:35 PM
OK. Forbes reported it, as well as a myriad of other websites, but apparently the intent was never to release CS2 for free. It's for people who already have a CS2 license and want to reactivate their products, because the servers have been taken down or some such.

See here: http://forums.adobe.com/message/4974662#4974662

crkrueger

#11
January 08, 2013, 03:16:29 PM
It's a marketing ploy.

The servers are still up, you can still download the software for free, you can use the serial number, however, you can't do it legally without a license (even though there is no way to stop you from doing it illegally).

Basically Adobe is providing software for free without "legally providing software for free", ie. getting people to use older Adobe products instead of the host of free tools and cheaper competitors that have been steadily eroding Adobe's marketshare.  It's an advertising campaign in an attempt to gain marketshare.
Even the the "cutting edge" storygamers for all their talk of narrative, plot, and drama are fucking obsessed with the god damned rules they use. - Estar

Yes, Sean Connery\'s thumb does indeed do megadamage. - Spinachcat

Isuldur is a badass because he stopped Sauron with a broken sword, but Iluvatar is the badass because he stopped Sauron with a hobbit. -Malleus Arianorum

"Tangency Edition" D&D would have no classes or races, but 17 genders to choose from. -TristramEvans

Yong_Kyosunim

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January 08, 2013, 07:00:41 PM Last Edit: January 09, 2013, 12:47:24 PM by Yong_Kyosunim
I'll stick with Inkscape and GIMP. Don't need Adobe.

Looter Guy

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January 08, 2013, 07:24:30 PM
Quote from: AnthonyRoberson;615809Need to create a campaign map? Want to layout your own game product? Have no money? Adobe is GIVING away its suite of CS2 products. I just downloaded and installed Photoshop CS2 on my 4-year old MacBook Pro and it works great! Here is the link:

http://www.adobe.com/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html

Thank Yas!
QuoteAnd they can smoke on it...

JasperAK

#14
January 08, 2013, 08:32:40 PM
I love how the Forbes article changes its headline and emphatically states that this is only for previous license holders but then continues to say that these downloads are for free and posts the link to the page with the serials.

I'll be interested to see how this all goes down.
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