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		jabbany on June 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting canc... I guess in a way? They learned from XP/7 that they'll never recoup it though licenses so now its ads and subscription upsells for everybody.

SR2Z on June 17, 2024 [–]

I think they would have moved to ads and subscriptions either way. It's hard to resist that sweet, sweet cash flow.

tomrod on June 18, 2024 | [–]

Foolishly though. Ads don't work nearly as well as what a lot of companies pay for them.

eyelidlessness on June 18, 2024 | | [–]

That’s foolish for the companies paying for them, maybe not for the companies charging to vend them.

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