CS6 Workspaces Pixelated

I purchased my MacBook Pro with Retina Display in Dec 2012 as well as the Creative Suite 6 Design Standard. I noticed straight away how pixelated the entire workspace for InDesign and Bridge appeared (all menus, palettes, page graphics, fonts, everything!). I spoke with an Adobe Support Specialist over the phone and was told to download an the newest trial version of each program because it contained an update needed to fix this retina display compatibility issue. Nothing has worked and, a year and a half later, I'm still searching for a solution. As a professional graphic designer, this has been a huge source of frustration! Please help!

It should have been done as soon as retina first came out. Pitiful...
Why? Your blame is misplaced. "Retina" is Apple's doing.
Companies like Adobe make business decisions based on "business case." There's no business case in adapting a product you no longer make to Apple's latest scam. If history is any indicator, no doubt there will be another one right behind it. Why would any company allow another to dictate its product cycles? Making InDesign CC Retina-compliant was a major undertaking that required re-coding from the ground up. Why would any company go backwards and completely remake an out-of-production product?
What you want is tantamount to demanding that Honda dismantles and rebuilds your 2008 Accord so that your new 20-inch wheels will fit.
And since it's another automotive analogy...
Why is everything pixelated and blurry in CS6?

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