Adobe has release a free online version of its popular Photoshop image-editing software. The free online Photoshop has be a stripped-down version of the application that has become an industry standard for graphics professionals.
The trend to online Photoshop is part of a larger effort by companies to bring key aspects of their software portfolios online to draw advertising dollars and lure users into buying Photoshop upgrades. Until now, Adobe's business has been based primarily on packaged software. A sneak peak at Adobe's photograph's future: Currently the company offers four versions of its Photoshop software, beginning with the high-end CS2 package which is targeted to creative professionals all the way to the free Album Starter Edition which is used by the casual photographer. According to Adobe, the online Photoshop offering will be more like the consumer products.
Last year, the company also publicized that it was planning on entering a partnership with image- and video-hosting web site Photobucket in order to give 35 million users free access to Adobe's web-based video editing tools – Photoshop.
At that time the company said that it expects to announce more partnerships with Internet companies over the coming months, and that the ventures would be driven by Adobe's pursuit of higher advertising revenue and increased software upgrades from existing customers. As mentioned earlier, Adobe's shift to free online applications follows similar moves by other software makers.
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