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US Government Sues Adobe Over Shady Business Practices: Hidden Fees and Subscriptions Too Hard to Cancel

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Don't forget Amazon. Ever tried to cancel a Prime membership? Good luck with that.

But...but...my savings...

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In all seriousness I do worry about our increasingly vast reliance on this company.
I'd say it's the same as Walmart except they've been lapped by Amazon too many times to count now.
 
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The faster they go, or shrink, the faster "pro" crowd will be forced to seek for an option, that respects their rights. And eventually it might bring the "Blender"-like alternative to each product Adobe has currently. Might as well improve the linux adoption, because... why not, if the house got burning anyway.
If they ever go down, I would rather have the software going open source. And I think that many people would push for that as well, for motion design there's nothing around that gives you the QoL of the PS/AI/AE integration. Happier wallet, but a sad workflow
 
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Thank god for disposable credit cards! Weren't they already sued for this exact thing in past?
 
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Don't forget Amazon. Ever tried to cancel a Prime membership? Good luck with that.
Yes, and it was very easy. Have things changed?

Really? Been living under a rock have we?
What do you mean? Photoshop is still far ahead of everything else and the industry standard. Well worth $120 a year with free version upgrades.
 
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What do you mean?
What I mean is that you are incorrect. There are MANY, in several ways better, alternatives to anything Adobe offers.
Photoshop is still far ahead of everything else and the industry standard.
It's competent, sure. Adobe products don't excel at anything. They don't perform very well either, meaning that the Adobe suite does not take full advantage of hardware acceleration. It's fairly pathetic.
Well worth $120 a year with free version upgrades.
Sure, if you enjoy wasting money. More power too you.

Sort of. I've been using a bootleg version of CS5 for the past 13 years.
That's fair, but you're not really the target audience of the topic of article.
 
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