Student & Teacher vs. Retail version

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July 10, 2022
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In comparing,
Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 | Student & Teacher Edition
versus
Adobe Acrobat Pro 2020 | Full Retail Edition

Question#1: Are the features and capabilities of these two products, (a) the same, except for price, or (b) different?
Question#2: If (b) different, how different, please? - Thanks! With kind regards.

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Hey, thank you TSN, for this great reply!

Can you expand and explain some more how this works in practice, please?

"and switch between them (for example, your own desktop and laptop)."

How is 'switching' done? Thank you so much!

Without formality. It just works on either, but under the terms of the license, you have agreed to not try to use both at the same time, just as you've agreed not to share with any other human.

T

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It's nontransferable and non upgradable, but that's a property of the license, not the software.

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Hi TSN, I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "nontransferable."

Nontransferable, as in from one human owner to another? Or nontransferable between two (one to another) devices owned by the SAME person?

Indeed, the question may be asked a different way.

Is there a limit on the number of devices where the license may be installed at any given time? [positive integer number]

Is there any prohibition on transferring from one device to another (within the device limit)? ['yes' or 'no']

Thank you so much. Kind regards,

T

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Nontransferable to another human. This is a specific limitation on the student license; the retail product can be transferred with signed consent from BOTH parties (not by an employer).

Licensing with non-subscription product (retail and student) works like this. You can use it on ONE computer. But you can install on a second computer, and switch between them (for example, your own desktop and laptop).

To install to computer #3, for example after a failure, you must EITHER deactivate it on the old computer, if available OR contact Adobe and ask them to reset the license count (you CANNOT DO THIS). This becomes more difficult with time, as Adobe staff like to just say old versions aren't supported.

Expect that after 10 years or so, or less, reinstalling may become impossible - based on past experience: Adobe staff will have no comment on this.