Adobe’s ‘Creative Cloud’ Goes Offline—and Takes a Million Designers With It

The design world is utterly dependent on a single software cloud. What happens when it suddenly goes down?

Published May 15 2014 9:05PM EDT

articles/2014/05/15/adobe-s-creative-cloud-goes-offline-and-takes-a-million-designers-with-it/140515-chayka-adobe-tease_cugpcc — The Daily Beast

Imagine you’re working in an office building and the lights on every floor suddenly go out and stay out. Hours pass, then an entire day, and the office is still dark.

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Adobe’s ‘Creative Cloud’ Goes Offline—and Takes a Million Designers With It

The design world is utterly dependent on a single software cloud. What happens when it suddenly goes down?

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Kyle Chayka