PowerPC left behind by Adobe

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Ian Aberle

Adobe Kicks PowerPC To The CurbToday, Adobe updated PowerPC users in their plans for the future of Adobe products. According to the Creative Suite 4 Family FAQ, “Adobe intends for future versions of the Creative Suite range of products to run on Intel based Macs with no support for their installation on PowerPC systems.” Your current CS3 & CS4 applications will continue to run on both PowerPC and Intel based systems. Unfortunately, unless there is a “critical issues,” there will be no more updates or patches for PowerPC users.

You can read more about it at http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/faq/

About Ian Aberle

Ian Aberle is an Adobe Creative Educator and the Senior IT Communications Specialist & Trainer for the Office of Information Technology (OIT). For over 25 years, he has helped the SMU community use technology and implement digital and web media through multiple roles with the Digital Commons, SMU STAR Program, and now OIT. Ian enjoys photography and road trips with his family in his free time.
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