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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Adobe Stock Photos Closing Down

Adobe sent an email to their registered users that they will be closing their royalty free stock photo service, accessed through Adobe Bridge. Although this service was an excellent idea in theory, in practice we imagine it was hampered by being not totally obvious (many users do not use or are still not yet comfortable in Bridge), and competition from low-cost user-generated-content sites such as iStockPhoto. We don’t expect this signals a complete retreat by Adobe from the concept of being a content as well as application provider; just a strategic retrenchment (i.e. learn from your experience, and cutting your losses where it makes sense). A copy of the email - with links to their uninstaller - is included below. Click here for a FAQ on the service and its closing.

As of April 1, 2008, the Adobe Stock Photos royalty-free image service will be discontinued. We made this decision in order to focus our efforts in other areas, and we want to share this news with you and let you know how it affects you.
Over the next few months we will be making changes to Adobe Stock Photos. On March 4, 2008, search functionality will be disabled. You will be able to purchase images through our service until March 31, 2008.

To finalize your transactions with us, please follow these steps:

1. Complete your image searches by March 4, 2008.
2. Make final image purchases by March 31, 2008.
3. If necessary, re-download past purchases and print your purchase history by March 31, 2008.
4. When you’re ready, uninstall Adobe Stock Photos from Adobe Bridge in your Creative Suite applications.

Download the Windows Uninstaller now.

Download the Mac Uninstaller now.

Thanks for your support of Adobe and the Adobe Stock Photos service.

Sincerely,
The Adobe Stock Photos Team

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