After about 2 days of the trial I decided that I would purchase the update to LR2.\u00a0 Though I had my initial rant about the AdobeShaftEuropean pricing policy (http:\/\/www.kebablog.co.uk\/?p=260) I thought I would order it.<\/p>\n
Of course I could have got it from Adobe.\u00a0 But they charged a few quid more and wanted to charge postage.\u00a0 So In the end Amazon came to the rescue, well eventually they did (took a week or so to list it).\u00a0 But it was on the site for a few quid less and free postage.<\/p>\n
Problem with Amazon was the stock.\u00a0 It seems not to be in stock until 15th September.\u00a0 Now, my trial ran out today.\u00a0 But I’d logged a support call to request a serial extension.\u00a0 This of course was never actioned, so I rang them.\u00a0 They acknowledged there was a supply issue with boxed copies (strange they managed to supply themself).\u00a0 So a request as an existing LR1 user for an extension was met with a No.\u00a0 I can understand that everyone would try this, but as they realised they fucked up on the supply you’d think they had a backup plan.<\/p>\n
But no, nothing they could do.\u00a0 I had a plan to install the trial on my Macbook and run the app that way.\u00a0 It would have been fine.\u00a0 However google found my solution.\u00a0 It seems several serials are floating round the net, now I’m fairly sure this is dodgy ground but I tried one and it worked fine.\u00a0 This is a temporary solution until my boxed copy arrives, so I can actually use the product I have tried.<\/p>\n
Piracy? probably.\u00a0 But it’s ordered so I really don’t give a shit.\u00a0 When the upgrade arrives I’ll remove the dodgy number and register the bought one.\u00a0 I’m fairly sure this ‘hack’ will be closed once 2.1 comes out.\u00a0 But until then, thanks Adobe for nothing.\u00a0 You have a great product, pity the customer support\/distribution channel is shite.<\/p>\n
Unless of course you’re deliberate in the withholding of boxed copies forcing people to buy direct.\u00a0 I’m sure they couldn’t be that devious, could they……..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After about 2 days of the trial I decided that I would purchase the update to LR2.\u00a0 Though I had my initial rant about the AdobeShaftEuropean pricing policy (http:\/\/www.kebablog.co.uk\/?p=260) I thought I would order it. Of course I could have got it from Adobe.\u00a0 But they charged a few quid more and wanted to charge … <\/p>\n