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So, now I have to upgrade 3 apps from CS4 to CS6 by the end of December. Thanks to Adobe for buying out the competition! Of course, FH will die with my next OS upgrade to 10.7. I use Freehand which still works great for me to build logo files. As a single graphic designer working from my home who started with Quark v3, I eventually switched to InDesign because I was ticked with the ridiculous prices Quark used to charge to upgrade. So, I've just come across this post and I identify with the frustration of many. By the way, what's the URL for Quark's Web site? Never mind. If that's the direction Adobe wants to go, I say more power to them. Based on Adobe's apparent lack of concern about the issue, I feel certain they believe that they can survive fine on just that group of professionals, and that they don't need the small people and companies who struggle just to get together enough money to buy one version, let alone version after version. If Adobe insists on making the new version of a product incompatible with the last version, then perhaps the solution is to move to a product that will support prior versions and leave InDesign to the group of people who can justify buying every version. However, my guess is that there is a significant group of others who are not in that category and who rely upon Adobe to be reactive and responsive to their needs.

The gung-ho buy-every-update crowd is made up of professionals who appear to expect one another and the people they work with to have the latest and greatest version of InDesign. Perhaps the solution is to vote with your wallet.