Photoshop Online Within Six Months

scobrown writes "Adobe is going to create a software-as-a-service version of photoshop that it will initially be offering for free. It should be available within 6 months. It is supposed to be ad supported... but we'll see how long that lasts"

Re:Platform-independent, I hope

[The Dobber]

I believe the correct phrase would have been

"Can't bittorrent the latest version of Photoshop......"

 

I can't wait

[eclectro]

This means that Microsoft will follow by putting their much loved 'MS Paint' online.

Re:GIMP online 7 years ago (who cares?)

[Anonymous Coward]

Besides, Photoshop is already "online" for most people (P2P). Anyhow. I don't mind paying 150$ for the upgrade (that's how much CS2 cost me) for something I use so much (I'm very much into photography). GIMP may be free, but it's not quite Photoshop (I would rather take any old version of Photoshop or even Paint Shop Pro over it). Worst GUI *EVER* of any open source app I've ever used or seen -- all of it (don't know if it's because of GTK or something, but it's fugly, feels clunky, and just sucks badly). And it's lacking a lot of the basic features which we're taking for granted like Camera RAW.

I'm sick of people saying "GIMP!" as their answer to Photoshop all the time. That's like saying a wheelbarrow is a perfectly good replacement for a truck. It might work for some people, but not for the vast majority of its users.

Re:Platform-independent, I hope

[Farmer Tim]

Photoshop Elements!

I tried, but I can't find the periodic table pulldown. Hell, I can't even specify "Cobalt Blue" in the colour picker...

Re:GIMP online 7 years ago (who cares?)

[Farmer Tim]

you just want an excuse to buy a high end Mac, the colour goes with
your stash of cocaine.

Since when does cocaine come in aluminium?

http://images.apple.com/macpro/images/index_tower2 0060807.png [apple.com]

Re:Video Editing

[Farmer Tim]

You can already do online video editing in java.
 
...depending on your life expectancy.

Re:Platform-independent, I hope

[GweeDo]

Yup...that feels just like Photoshop!

Re:Where is the CPU?

[mpcooke3]

Oh yes that's logical. They'll entirely rewrite one of the most complex C/C++ apps ever written - in Actionscript.

Re:Next business opp.

[discord5]

If only someone would invent a lawnmower that could be driven remotely via the net ...

Disguise it as a game, put it on the web in a flashvideo, call it LAWNMOWER EXXXTREME or something with lots of X'es. Kids love X'es. Market it on popular websites kids these days visit.

Rules of the game:

• you're not allowed to leave the lawn, or you insta-lose
• if you finish under 10 minutes you get the bonus level "Backyard Wilderness Lawnmowing Extravaganza"
• if you manage to mow down the neighbours cat who keeps pooping on the doorstep you get bonuspoints

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!

And then...

[Fross]

farm out all these tasks to people playing The Sims online, who will pay money in order to do them!

Gentlemen, I think we have found the notorious Step 2 that comes before profit.

Enjoy Cocaine in a can

[tepples]

Since when does cocaine come in aluminium?

Since 2006 [wikipedia.org].