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July 26, 2021
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Just going to assume this ad is fake, but out of curiosity - is there non-sub Acro Pro option?

  • July 26, 2021
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This ad showed up in my FB feed today for "Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020" - lifetime key, 5 devices, original license, instant delivery.  I'm in Canada, but its listed at 39.99 UK pounds from a vendor called OVOKEYS.  Quite sure its a scam.

 

But I'm curious if there is a full retail purchase option for Acrobat Pro.

 

Also, is there a way for users to suggest features/tweaks to Acrobat Pro that actually get read and considered? Acrobat Pro is something I use daily in my work (e-discovery/document review/litigation support) and there are a few existing features that with a little tweak or option would really speed things up.

 

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Oliver27938674xdbd
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March 30, 2023

Next: SoftKey Genius for 35 Euro... SoftKey Genius®

 

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Oliver27938674xdbd
Participant
March 18, 2023

Next one via Facebook ads: NivoKey, "Adobe‌‌‌‌‍‬‬‌‌‌‌‌‍‬‬‌‌‌‌‌‍‬‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‬‍‍‌‬‌‌‌‌‍‬‍‍ Master‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‬‬‌‌‬‌‌‌‌‍‬‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‬‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‬‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‬‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‬‌‌‌‌‍‬‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‬‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‬ ‌‌‌‌‍‌‬‍‌‌‌‌‍‬‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‬‌‌‌‌‍‬‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‬‌‌‌‌‌‌‍‌‬‍‌‌‌‌‌‬‌‌Collection‌‌‌‌‌ 2022‌‌‌‌‍‬‌‍ ‌‌‌‌‍‬‍‌‌‌‌‌‬‌‌- Full‌‌‌‌‍‌‬‍ Version‌‌‌‌‌  " for 40 Euro:

"What does it mean lifetime license?
Only one time payment, you won’t need to pay any monthly subscriptions or fees and you can use the apps for the rest of life."

I will report it, but we all know that Facebook cares a flying f about it...

 

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Oliver27938674xdbd
Participant
March 22, 2023

Next one: Allsoftware "Lifetime" License for 40 Euro... 

 

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iantresman2
Participant
March 17, 2023

I've been getting adverts from OvoSoftware for months, advertising Adobe Acrobat licences. I've given up reporting it to Facebook, who I am sure are quite happy to make money from the scammers. They could detect such adverts in seconds, but choose not to. This screenshot is from a few minutes ago, Fri 17 Mar 2023

 

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    simon1549
    Participant
    February 17, 2023

    Just commented on the FB ad saying "Scam". Within seconds I received a Messenger from them saying "Hold my ball*** while I delete your comment." They also blocked me from their FB feeds.

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    Oliver27938674xdbd
    Participant
    January 14, 2023

    Certainly scam. I also had it in my FB feed today ("OVO Software"), and less than 15 minutes after my comment whether this was really legal and if yes, where on Adobe's website could be confirmation about it, my comment was deleted and my FB account blocked on their feeds. (BTW, their prices are now 29 pounds.) I think that speaks for itself.

      try67
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      try67Community Expert
      Community Expert
      January 15, 2023

      Someone (ie. governments worldwide) should really hold FB accountable for allowing such ads to appear on their platform. They are being willfully ignorant, taking advertisers' money on the one hand and allowing them to publish what they please on the other, while taking no responsibility for the contents of those ads. No one will tolerate ads for heroin or stolen cars, so why do they allow ads for illegal software?

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        Randy285072499x6p
        Participant
        February 21, 2023

        So in other words, you want CENSORSHIP!!  Um, no thank you! 

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          RI5DF7
          Participant
          November 12, 2021

          I bought and now I regret. First installation is not legal, you need to add key trough  notepad and then during installation my antivirus detected phishing via tivokeys(same as ovokeys).

          I delete everything and run multiple antivirus software checks.

          Uhhh

          Not recommended. 

          Ps. 300 euro for home user is too much money to buy full version of acrobat

          try67
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          try67Community Expert
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          November 12, 2021

          Acrobat Pro is a professional tool. Most regular users don't really need it, and if you do, you'll be better off getting the subscription version and pay on a monthly/yearly basis, as you need it.

          And yes, 300 euros is indeed a lot, but it's definitely better than paying 30 for a pirated version that might cause damage to your computer, or even empty your bank account, no?

          try67
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          try67Community Expert
          Community Expert
          July 26, 2021

          - At that price it's a scam for sure, or at the very least an illegal reseller. You should report it to Facebook.

          - Acrobat is maybe the only Adobe product that still has a "perpetual license" version, yes.

          The full price of a single license for Acrobat Pro 2020 is £495.60 (which is why I know what you saw was very likely a scam)...

          See: https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/software.html

          - You can make feature requests here: https://www.adobe.com/products/wishform.html

          And here: https://acrobat.uservoice.com/forums/590923-acrobat-for-windows-and-mac

          Whether or not someone pays attention to these requests is not certain... Adobe does monitor these locations, though, and you might get feedback if you post in the latter. The more people request something the more likely (although far from certain) it is to be implemented in some future version.

            try67
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            try67Community Expert
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            July 26, 2021

            I had a look at the website, not wishing to libel anyone, and they seem to insist they are a legal reseller for both Microsoft and Adobe, but I could not find any proof for neither, so I stand behind my claim that this is at the very least highly suspicious.

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