ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago

US sues Adobe for ‘deceiving’ subscriptions that are too hard to cancel | The Justice Department alleges that Adobe hid early cancellation fees and trapped consumers in pricey subscriptions

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US sues Adobe for ‘deceiving’ subscriptions that are too hard to cancel | The Justice Department alleges that Adobe hid early cancellation fees and trapped consumers in pricey subscriptions

www.theverge.com

ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days ago
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US sues Adobe for “deceiving” subscriptions that are too hard to cancel
www.theverge.com
The DOJ accuses Adobe of trapping users in subscriptions.
  • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I remember when Adobe was a cool company that built art tools. Now it seems like the art tools are an afterthought, tacked onto a money-siphoning scheme.

    • CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.netEnglish
      34·
      10 days ago

      Did they ever? They bought PageMaker in 1994 and Photoshop in 1995. They bought Macromedia in 2006, GoLive, Live motion, Typekit, Behance… Is there anything they’ve ever bought they haven’t slowly ruined with financialisation or just outright shuttering what would have been competition?