Jerry it stands for "COOL STUFF" but Adobe couldn't really say that, it sounds too uh young, hip, simple, too cool, so they had to come up with a more corporate, commercial definition so it's "Creative Suite" to cover the real meaning of "CS"
Its really just another marketing gimmick that Adobe is using like the "MX" moniker for Macromedia to indicate how closely most of the Adobe products work together to provide a better solution as whole team than just the sum of the parts(Illustrator, Go Live, Acrobat, InDesign). There is the program called "Cue" that tracks your changes throughout your use of the suite.
Offical Adobe definition....
Q: What is "CS"?
A: To better reflect the high level of integration between Adobe's creative professional applications, "CS" is the new version denominator for Adobe's professional design and layout tools. For example, Photoshop CS is the new, full-upgrade version of Photoshop (instead of Photoshop 8.0). Similarly, Adobe lllustrator® CS replaces Illustrator 11, InDesign® CS replaces InDesign 3.0, and GoLive® CS replaces GoLive 7.0. Adobe Acrobat® 6.0 Professional is the only creative professional application that keeps a version number denominator. Going forward, all of the CS products will always be upgraded on the same schedule.
But keep in mind this here......
Q: If I order the Adobe Creative Suite will I have to upgrade to 2.0 in the future, or will I be able to upgrade to any of the individual components?
A: Customers who license the Adobe Creative Suite will have an upgrade path to future releases of Adobe Creative Suite, but not from the suite to standalone products. However, if you own previous versions of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, GoLive, or Acrobat 6.0 as stand-alone products, you will be able to upgrade those point products individually, even if your order the Adobe Creative Suite.
I still might go this way....with the intention of getting Acrobat 6.0 Professional(not Acrobat reader )cheaply.
hope this helps
Stu
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