Earlier Apple announced it has ceased development of the photography editing program Aperture. As photographers around the web deal with the news Adobe has released the following statement regarding the closing of its rival application



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Of course Adobe is another option for photographers but cost was always a consideration. Aperture was a one time purchase of $79.99. Adobe's Creative Cloud for Photography is $9.99 a month, or roughly $120 + tax, every year. We'll have to wait until Apple's new Photos app is released this fall to until we know exactly what its editing capabilities are, but it will likely not replace Lightroom for serious work.

  Adobe releases a statement about the end of Aperture development