Adobe launching Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Adobe CS5), Coming on April 12th, 2010

Adobe has just recently rolled out a new website dedicated to the launch of the next step in their Creative Suite software, Creative Suite 5 [Adobe CS5]. The widely-anticipated (and expensive) suite of tools is expected to be officially announced on the 12th of April at 11AM Eastern.

Before you get too excited, let’s get one thing straight: This is the unveiling, or basically an introduction to the public. Adobe is going so far as to call it a “launch” day but you will not be able to buy the software that day. Adobe has not announced a release day yet, but October 2010 makes sense to me (just a guess). This would position Adobe for a strong end to the calendar year, it would give them sufficient time to work on it after the April introduction, and it lines up exactly two years after the release of CS4. That said September/November would make just as much sense, and some rumors are putting the date earlier, noting an 18 month release cycle.