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October 14, 2021
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Unfortunate change of the business model of Adobe

  • October 14, 2021
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Hopefully someone from Adobe management read this forum (and will read this post).

I think that Adobe now following a bad for the customers though likely profitable for Adobe trend:

a subscription only bussines model. I paid for the commercial product and for the upgrades for several years. A few years ago Adobe decided that the only way to have their working product is to enroll in the subscribtion. My answer is big NO this idea. Firstly I would like to have a product working in perptutity , and if, by any reason, I can't/don't want to pay anymore or happen to be offline the product must remain fully functional. Secodnly in the world of ever changing rules I don't want the product to be upgraded the way I don't like and for this I am only willing to trust what I see at the particular moment and right infront of me : the current realease, if something сhanges the way I don't want I want to use what I liked. 

So, I stopped paying to Adobe and found alternatives.

Fortunately Adobe products do have have competitors. 

P.S. Before this new trend Adobe did have options to write and

talk to their customer support directly.

Not anymore.

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JR Boulay
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 15, 2021

They replied : No, from now on we sell the subscription only.

It is the Adobe site that prevails, not empty words. See:

https://www.adobe.com/devnet-docs/acrobatetk/tools/AdminGuide/whatsnewdc.html

 

You can download and buy Acrobat Pro 2020 here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat-discussions/download-adobe-acrobat-perpetual-serial-number-based-application/td-p/12217804

 

 

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
v1341539作成者
Participant
October 15, 2021

Ok,  Thanks! This something I have been looking for. It was not possible initially.

If now Adobe sells again a "perpetual" license it is a route I'll take.

Bernd Alheit
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 14, 2021

You can buy Adobe Acrobat.

v1341539作成者
Participant
October 14, 2021

I had a purchashed version. I called them (adobe sales) when they swiched to subscription model and said that I want to pay for the regular upgraide. They replied : No, from now on we sell the subscription only.

 

JR Boulay
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 14, 2021

My answer is big NO this idea.

In our current world this is a very courageous position.

But if you refuse the principle of the subscription, how do you deal with gas, electricity, telephone, insurance, rent, TV, etc. ?

 

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
Participant
October 14, 2021

Defending subscription based models? Subscription based models are bad for the consumer. There is no innovation anymore and you are okay with that? That is very intersting to say the least, and I would venture to bet your opinion is unpopular.