A report in CNET News claims Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of Photoshop within the next three to six months.

 

March 1, 2007: A report in CNET News claims Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of Photoshop within the next three to six months.
The initiative has, apparently, been stimulated by the success of competitors like Google, whose Picasa2 freeware editor, which is a desktop application, allows users to read Photoshop files and post images on the Web. Adobe’s CEO, Bruce Chizen, is quoted as saying the hosted version of Photoshop will be a “low-end product” but, “The company intends to ensure that it is of a higher quality than free alternatives”. He also confessed Adobe would find it a challenge to provide “a good experience for customers”.
“If we offered a host-based version of Photoshop that’s Photoshop-branded (and is) potentially better than Picasa, you’d probably go the Photoshop route because of your belief in the Photoshop brand and the quality associated with the brand,” Chizen is quoted as saying.
Adobe is already layign the foundation for its hosted Photoshop editor with Adobe Remix, a Web-based video editing application that is offered through the Photo Bucket media sharing site (http://photobucket.com/). The free service was offered in beta form to PhotoBucket ‘s premium customers in February and is expected to be rolled out to all custoemrs this month. It allows users to take photos and videos stored in a Photobucket account and remix them with captions, soundtracks and other effects. Like any video-editing package, users can drop items like video snippets into place on a timeline.
Bruce Chizen is also quoted in the CNET report as saying Adobe is seeking out areas where Web-based services can fill out its profuct portfolio. The compnay intends to offer both entirely hosted applications and “hybrid” products in which the Web is used to add features to desktop products like Photoshop Lightroom.