Enshittification

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The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

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Adobe Cuts Perpetual License for Elements from Lifetime down to just three years (petapixel.com)

submitted 1 month ago by LuuTuyen to c/enshittification

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Among the most significant changes with this year’s Elements releases has little to do with new features but instead concerns the ways users purchase and own the software. While prior versions of Photoshop and Premiere Elements have been lifetime licenses — the user buys the software and then owns it indefinitely — this year’s release has moved to a three-year license term.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I see Adobe got jealous that the enshittification spotlight has been on other agencies. No, we haven't forgotten about you, Adobe, we just hoped you'd stay quiet a little longer...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can understand them being eager to come back in the enshittification race, it's their thing. When you've been the enshittification whiz kid, but somehow dropped down behind the competition, you might just want to come back and reclaim your #1 mug at some point.

I say, nice move, fuckers.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'd been struggling over the weekend to install Photoshop and Lightroom in Wine on Bazzite. After reading this article, I decided it wasn't even worth the free license I get through work to willingly add Adobe software to my personal computer. I just finished installing DarkTable instead.

ETA: at this point, Adobe is like a mafia with a really nice storefront and great products. When a customer comes in, picks up a nice vase and says "this would look good in my den," one of the sales reps comes up and says "yeah, it'd be a shame if something were to happen to it!" Then they smash it on the floor while the potential customer walks out in disgust shouting "WHAT WAS THE POINT?? THAT WAS YOUR OWN PRODUCT!"

[–] TrickDacy 18 points 1 month ago

I wasn't aware you could still purchase a license for any of their products. As shitty as this company has been, I'm shocked they still had a "lifetime license" for anything. Fucking sad.. we used to just call this "buying software"

[–] AA5B 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My kid can use some of their products in a graphic design class. He has the opportunity to get a free “perpetual” license through his school so he can practice at home, but i guess shows what that is worth

[–] hinterlufer 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just like the MS office suite - you need to make them accustomed to your tools right at the beginning.

[–] AA5B 5 points 1 month ago

Yes, I consider it a win that my kids were brought up familiar with Libre Office