Why move to creative cloud?

Question

I still don't understand why Adobe forcing us to move to Creative Cloud?
All those "benefits" that Adobe served us, is just a marketing trick.
Adobe said something like this: "All the newest updates and features are immediately available to the Creative Cloud users" This is the new benefit? Prior to Creative Cloud updates didn't exist? When Adobe release an update I don't see why "from the box users" also couldn't get them (updates) like Creative Cloud users? In both cases user must download the update (if she/he want to). Also, Adobe said something like this: "For Creative Cloud members updates are available immediately" - this is discriminating to the people who are for some reason couldn't/doesn't want to buy Creative Cloud membership, and who are using "from the box" Adobe software. Why is their money less worthy than the money of the people who are subscribed to the Creative Cloud? When I buy an car with the same interior and with the same engine but in different color than my neighbour's car, I expect to have the same car but in different color. Why that is not the case with Adobe? Those statements are perfidiously way to force people to register with Creative Cloud. I presume that CS7 (or some later edition) will be available only for Creative Cloud users and that Adobe will stop issuing "from the box" editions. Why Adobe won't give users the ability to chose where to spend their money and what to buy and how to use it (online or offline)?
"Every Creative Cloud subscriber have 20GB of storage available"!? Hey! How much HD footage we can store there? With 1-2 TB external HDDs that anyone can buy for 100-150$ Adobe offering us 20 GB of storage as a better solution? What is faster solution: HDD or Cloud service? "Files stored in the cloud are safer than those on user's HDD(s)"?! Anyone at Adobe heard for backup? I have a PC for about 20 years and still haven't any single problem with HDD malfunction. So, Adobe, please tell us what is the REAL reason why you want us to store OUR files on YOUR servers? Anyone can share their files with who ever they want using e-mail (for smaller files), and there is so many FREE web storage services, so why do we need to pay Adobe for something that we already have for free? I can use some free web storage to keep my files there and open them with current Adobe software, directly from network like from HDD, and they will be automatically updated as soon as I save them. Also I can access them from wherever I am and share them with who ever I want. So I really don't see why people buying this marketing trick called Creative Cloud?
Only REAL reason for creating something like Creative Cloud, as far as I can see, is to stop the piracy, and this is something that I really support. But I would really like to see that such a big company stop using those discriminating methods on their users!
I'm using Adobe Premiere from version 6 and After effects from the first edition so many years ago... For all those years, never cross my mind that Adobe might one day discriminate their users in such manner!
Adobe, please give us ability to CHOOSE from equal products - not from the same but different products (at the same time)!
Thank you!

Answer 1

I'm not here to give a lesson in trade laws. Nor am I defending Adobe.  I'm just telling you that a publicly traded U.S. Corporation like Adobe, Apple or Microsoft must abide by the laws of the land in which they are headquartered.   It's the same for companies whose headquarters are in France, Germany, Singapore, Russia, Japan, etc...
I didn't talk about major updates. I talked about all updates 'cause Adobe said that all updates will be immediately available to the Creative Cloud users (only).
I think you're confused by the differences between a regular cycle update and a major product upgrade.   These are two different things. 
Licensed users continue to receive all the regular cycle updates just as before.  And as before, they can't buy a major product upgrade until Adobe officially releases it.  Nothing has changed in that regard.   Perpetual License users still get the updates as they always have.
While it is true that Cloud users don't have to wait as long for major upgrades, it could be argued (and I would not disagree) that Cloud members are being used as "beta testers."  Some of the immediately released upgrades have been sloppy and less than successfully received.  I think that is one downside to this new policy and one which Adobe needs to address in coming months.
I also asked why all Adobe software isn't available for the "from the box" users? Why I can't buy Adobe Muse without Creative Cloud membership?
If "from the box" you mean a Perpetual License, I don't know the answer to that.  All I can say is Muse is a relatively new product.  Perhaps Adobe hasn't determined just how or where MU fits in to the Adobe product family.  Same goes for the Edge products.  You would have to ask Adobe about that.
Incidentally, after May 1st, "boxed" software will no longer be offered.  Adobe Creative Suite products purchased on a Perpetual License will be fulfilled by digital download only.
Creative Cloud users don't have the same opportunities. Adobe forcing users to move to Creative Cloud by giving them immediate updates, more software to buy etc.
It's called incentives and it is fundamental to good marketing.  You have something new you want people to buy so you give them some good incentives for trying it.  I don't have a problem with this. 
Nancy O.