Backward compatibility in CS5 inDesign a MAJOR issue

I'm a print designer who works in InDesign. I bought CS3 Design Premium in summer 2008. Shortly after CS4 came out, but after only having forked on a big piece of change, I decided against upgrading to CS4 right away. Recently, I considered the upgrade but then heard that CS5 came out so I decided to postpone the upgrade and wait for the new software. I just checked the trial version of InDesign CS5 and after talking with Support Adobe came to the conclusion that I can not upgrade to CS5. Why? Compatibility BACK to CS3. Export functions previously available which provided a way for worms backward compatibility via an .inx file disappeared.

I design freelance for a large number of different clients, and once the design is complete, I need to provide my customers the InDesign file and all associated policies ad images. Most of my clients are still on CS3. If I upgrade to CS5 I instantly not will be able to work for 2/3 of my clients, I would have no way to save a file back to CS3. Adobe support told me that I would need to buy CS4 and CS5, as I could save my CS5 file to the IDML format and open it in CS4 and then I could save the CS4 file as an INX file and open that is CS3. THEY ARE CRAZY? It must first be version 3 and InDesign running on my computer all the time and secondly, why should I buy CS4 when I pay extra to upgrade to CS5 because I didn't upgrade from CS4 versions? It's so messed up that it must be an oversight - please tell me there is a current patch!

PS - I have never posted on a forum before, so if I have broken the rules of etiquette of forum or somehow offended, I apologize now and if I (and Adobe Support staff I talked to) have forgotten something, please enlighten me!

Just semantic, Cynthia.

Retail, commercial. Same thing.

Updates are exactly the same as their counterparts full commercial/retail except for the price.

Adobe also student and academic awards.

The link that I you provided with is for CS3 Mac updated CS4 Design Premium and assumes that you have one of the CS3 suites.

Bob

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