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Adobe Cuts Perpetual License for Elements from Lifetime down to just three years (petapixel.com)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Among the most significant changes with this year’s Elements releases has little to do with new features but instead concerns the ways users purchase and own the software. While prior versions of Photoshop and Premiere Elements have been lifetime licenses — the user buys the software and then owns it indefinitely — this year’s release has moved to a three-year license term.

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[–] [email protected] 101 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Literally everyone hates Adobe. At this point I'm shocked there hasn't been a consortium of companies pushing for alternatives.

It's not even just about the money. So many companies rely on a workflow and business model that Adobe can change on a whim at literally any time they like. That's a level of trust I'm surprised that so many companies and governments are completely fine with.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They keep buying up anything that's an alternative. They need Monopoly sanctions.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I miss PhotoStyler. The first of many Photoshop casualties.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

That's a level of trust I'm surprised that so many companies and governments are completely fine with.

Crowdstrike. 'Nuff said.