Adobe
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Founded | 1982 |
Type | Public |
Industry | Software |
Official website | https://adobe.com/ |
Adobe is a software company based in America, specializing in software for creative applications, such as video editing, photo manipulation, animation, or illustration.
Incidents
Transition to subscription based software
Adobe initially distributed their software with perpetual licenses, where the user would only pay once for the right to own and use a copy of an application (or, through Adobe's Creative Suite, a collection of applications). In 2011, Adobe introduced Creative Cloud, a service that gave users access to all of Adobe's current software for a monthly fee; Creative Cloud eventually superseded Creative Suite and all of Adobe's perpetual licenses, and as of today, the only way to access up-to-date Adobe software officially is through Creative Cloud.
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Adobe Lightroom: Perpetual to Subscription Transition
Adobe Sued by FTC Over Hidden Fees in Subscription Plans
Use of user data for AI training
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References
- "Adobe Inc"; The Wikipedia Group + contributors; last edited January 14, 2025; accessed January 15, 2025; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Inc
- "Adobe roofies all of their customers"; Louis Rossman; published June 7, 2024; accessed January 15, 2025; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXxMCm941WA