Rebate Form

Beth,

I’m affraid I don’t agree with you. I’ve bought dozens (and I really do mean a lot) of softwares by means of download (plugins, full softwares, upgrades, etc.) for many years now and I have never, ever run into any problems specific to download versions. The latest being Photoshop Album and it has run flawlessly. Later, I downloaded the upgrade and still, everything is fine. Same goes for Norton Anti-virus, Auto Fx Dreamsuite Gel, Virtual Painter from Jasc, Pocket Quicken for my Palm, TinyDB for the Palm again, Cyberlink PowerDVD, etc. The list could go on… 😉

To be on the safe side, though, I do burn everything on CDs. I never know when my system will need a fresh reinstall or when the hardrive will fail. Also, at the root of the CD-R, I will put a text version of the mail containing the activating key as well.

Ray

Ray

The prime disadvantage of downloading is that you don’t get the hard copy manual. Some will say that you get an electronic copy and this is just as good. There are many places where the electronic copy will not go. Hot afternoon on the deck with a cold beer in one hand is just one place that comes to mind.

David

I purchased Elements 2 from Amazon and got a $30 rebate from both Amazon and Adobe. Received rebates within 30 days which is unheard of.
Total cost $29.99.
Old (tightwad) Bob

Good for you. When I sent my rebate form in to Adobe they told me that I hadn’t sent it in soon enough so I missed my "window of opportunity." Guess I should read the teensy, tiny, incredibly small type more carefully.