Please ask Adobe to re-think upgrade options for Suite owners

I have sent emails, called and tweeted this same message and I hope you will too:
Adobe please stop locking us into Suites. Please let us upgrade from a suite to an individual product if we choose.
I own CS3 Design Standard and I only want PS CS5 and AI CS5. I don't need all the other programs that come with the suite and I can save over $100 by purchasing them separately at upgrade prices.
As it stands now, I will not be upgrading to CS5 because of this policy--it is too expensive.
If you are in the same position, please let Adobe know that they are losing sales due to this policy.

BobLevine wrote:
I disagree with you but I understand your feelings. This has been discussed since Adobe introduced the suites in 2003.
If you have a CS3 suite, you might want to read through this article on my website which might help you save a few bucks on the suite upgrade.
http://www.theindesignguy.com/purchase-advice.shtml
If you don't feel like reading the whole thing, scroll down to the "What's the Bottom Line?" section.
Bob
Although I am not personally interested in updating a single program from a suite, I believe it could be in Adobe's best interest to do so.
Adobe could handle a single or two 'suite' program update to the individual programs in exactly the same way they handle a cross platform exchange/upgrade, i.e. one relinquishes all claim to the original suite by certifying that it has been destroyed and is issued the 'upgrade' in a full package. With a single program or even a two program 'upgrade' of this sort from the 'suite' of programs Adobe would have income they may not otherwise receive and the customer is happy. If it were a three or more single program upgrade then updating the suite would generally be cheaper--as it should be--that's what suites were designed for.
I agree that updating without relinquishing the original suite is not in Adobe's best interest for several reasons.

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