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Old 1st Jul 2009, 10:57   #1
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Adobe shuts up shop for a week
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/20...p-for-a-week/1

In order to cut costs after seeing profits drop 41 percent year on year, Adobe is shutting its US offices for one week - forcing staff to take holiday leave.
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Old 1st Jul 2009, 12:08   #2
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So the crysis got adobe, huh?
A real pitty... I really hope that the best software company doesn't cut its effective, and continue to deliver us top quality (and hopefully less expensive) software.
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Old 1st Jul 2009, 12:54   #3
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best software company? uh no. metrics: time taken to open bloody reader (i.e., forever), need to upgrade to latest version every time your windows has the temerity to move an inch ("sorry, this 1 year-old version of photoshop elements doesn't work with your new operating system"), and more.
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best software company? uh no. metrics: time taken to open bloody reader (i.e., forever), ...
The lastest versions of Reader are quite fast. Been thinking on uninstalling Foxit.
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It'd be nice if they closed down forever instead.
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So the crysis got adobe, huh?
A real pitty... I really hope that the best software company doesn't cut its effective, and continue to deliver us top quality (and hopefully less expensive) software.
You do realise that crisis isn't always spelt with a 'y' don't you, you game nerd.
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So what's new? About half the engineering sector has been on a four day week for ~6 months now...
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So the crysis got adobe, huh?
A real pitty... I really hope that the best software company doesn't cut its effective, and continue to deliver us top quality (and hopefully less expensive) software.
You do realise that crisis isn't always spelt with a 'y' don't you, you game nerd.
lol nice...
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As reported over on V3.co.uk, Adobe has acted after revealing that its year-on-year financials showed a 41 percent drop in profits with the culling of around six hundred jobs, the reduction of staff expense accounts, and the removal of traditional bonuses.
I do not think cull means what you think it means.
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I do not think cull means what you think it means.
Quite right - well spotted. Mea maxima culpa.
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So what's new? About half the engineering sector has been on a four day week for ~6 months now...
The place I work (we engineer and build large windows for offices, schools...) are on 4 full days (9 hours) and half days on Friday (4 hours)

but since I mostly work in the office I work 5 8 hour days (and some times it's hard to make a 40 hour week or they send me out into the plant)
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