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dland, 

      For a lot of us, the ability to organize our workspace the way we like
      it is one of the reasons we started using Macs in 1984 (or, for me, anyway,
      1986) and have stayed with Apple through thick and thin.




Me too, although you have about four years advantage on me (unless you count buying an Apple //e in 1983). <g> Understand, I'm not trying to defend Adobe; but instead, question a user request that seems rigid and without a significant upside. To me, it's like feeling uneasy about noticing a dollar bill facing the wrong way in a wallet.

I thought about it, but I just don't recall seeing a meaningful benefit from anyone who has complained about Adobe's way of installing. I know that to make Adobe apps or Suites work successfully (as in launch, run, run reliably, run quickly, integrate with other Adobe apps, update, uninstall, etc.) while additionally allowing a random placement of the apps and their various components as you suggest would be difficult to accomplish, would not offer any significant benefit.

So, help me out here: other than just being able to move and rename stuff, why? 

      I don't like having *any* applications loose in my Application folder




Neither do I. I pride myself in a neatly organized computer and drives, right down to no junk on the Desktop. With the exception of a few utilities, my applications are in their original folders, alphabetically listed in my Applications folder. And those I need to access on a regular basis are parked in the Dock.

Neil