CS4 Mac Question

Hi,
I recently bought a MacBook Pro : ) and I am waiting for CS5 to come out before buying the Adobe Suite. However, I am growing impatient as my nice, new shiny Mac is not being used and meanwhile my Vista machine is getting ssslllllloooooowwwwwweeeerrrrr and slower. I know Adobe doesn't usually release information regarding release dates and details, but I heard CS5 will be coming out in April, either the 10th or the 21st... Can anyone verify that? If that is the case I can wait, but if it's going to take longer does anyone know any upgrade information, so if I were to buy CS4 now, could I upgrade to CS5 for free or a nominal fee when it comes out? Any advice would be very helpful, I've been a Windows guy my whole life and now I'm ready to roll with my new Mac but have to wait for Adobe : (

Rumors abound about the release date for CS5, but they are only that... runors.
When Adobe officially announces a release date, you'll find it on this site first. After all, if it's all everyone claims it's going to be, why on earth would Adobe try to sneak it onto the buying public like health care reform? Doesn't it make sense that they'd have a huge campaign to promote it so everyone would want to upgrade?
As to the MacBook just sitting...Why?
You have Boot Camp. Load Windows™ on it and use it so you can at least get used to the feel of the hardware.
Buying CS4 now and then upgrading could still be very expensive when you factor in the cost of the full purchase price for CS4 (if you purchase the whole Creative Suite) and then the upgrade cost as well (generally a lot less than full price, but still not cheap).
Just my $0.02

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