I was a lightroom user for almost 20 years, and their licensing ridiculousness was enough for me to:
- change up my workflow, avoiding raw so I can use simpler editing processes
- do way less editing
- take way fewer photos
It sucks, but I just can't justify their insane pricing scheme. I've been looking for Linux-capable tools for a while, and Darktable / Rawtherapee are a long way from what I'm after. What you describe sounds like a dream.
This seems like an overreaction that punishes you more than Adobe. There are a number of other tools - until fairly recently Capture One offered perpetual licensing, for instance. Giving up RAW to spite Adobe is like being angry at Microsoft Office subscription pricing and saying you'll abandon word processors and just use a typewriter instead.
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Absurd to let them affect you so. There are powerful alternatives many of them open source.
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