This may mean a lot to you : those who have moved over to the Intel based Macs, can now download a beta version of Photoshop CS3. Faster, Better, More. The features sound excellent.
Sound good?
Read on…..

(You do need a serial number for CS2 so if anyone has a…welll..borrowed version, you are out of luck)

Adobe Releases Beta Version of Photoshop CS3

Company Also Previews Adobe Bridge and All-New Adobe Device Central

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dec. 14, 2006 – Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Nasdaq:ADBE) will introduce a beta version of Adobe Photoshop CS3
software, the next release of the world standard in digital imaging, on
Friday, December 15th. Adobe is delivering a widely available Photoshop
CS3 beta to enable customers to more easily transition to the latest
hardware platforms, particularly Apple’s new Intel-based systems. The
beta is available as a Universal Binary for the Macintosh platform, as
well as for Microsoft(r) Windows(r) XP and Windows Vista computers. The
final shipping release of Adobe Photoshop CS3 is planned for Spring
2007. The software can be downloaded at: http://labs.adobe.com, in the
early hours Pacific Standard Time on December 15.

Packed with new features, Photoshop CS3 beta also includes a pre-release
version of a major upgrade to Adobe Bridge, as well as a preview release
of the all-new Adobe Device Central. Photoshop customers can use Adobe
Device Central to design, preview, and test compelling mobile content,
created specifically for smaller screens. This new tool, integrated in
the Photoshop CS3 beta, simplifies and accelerates the creation of
mobile content through a preview environment and built-in device
profiles.

“This is an exciting time for the Mac, and Adobe wanted to ease the move
to new Intel-based systems with a preview release of Photoshop CS3,”
said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions Business
Unit at Adobe. “We didn’t want to leave Windows customers out of the
party, so the beta is available to everyone in the creative industry’s
most passionate user community — no matter what their platform choice.
We still have some surprises in store, but this beta gives customers an
early chance to see the power of another great Photoshop release,
optimized and tuned to run natively on the latest hardware and operating
systems.”

To utilize Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta, customers require a serial number
from either Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Creative Suite(r) 2, Adobe
Creative Suite Production Studio, Adobe Design Bundle, Adobe Web Bundle
or Adobe Video Bundle. Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta is available in English
only. Customers who have a valid serial number for all other language
versions of qualifying Adobe products can download the software. Without
a serial number, users can still download Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta, with
the product expiring after two days. Customers must register online with
Adobe or have an existing Adobe.com membership account to access the
software.

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