Adobe has gone down the corporate greed rabbit hole. Unfortunately, as with most current tech companies, Adobe has moved away from the idea of the consumer actually owning a product and joined the greedy and inconvenient trend of subscription models. NOBODY, and I mean nobody (minus your shareholders) thinks this is a great or revolutionary idea. People are SICK of greedy corporations forcing consumers to pay for a subscription to a product they should have only had to pay ONE time to OWN, not BORROW. The only reason Adobe and other corporations are not getting absolutely swamped with these negative feedback surveys is that the modern consumer feels that their opinion is lost on these companies when we actually do provide feedback. Rather than listen to the people who wish to buy your product (and would pay a hefty price just to permanently OWN it, too! - Yes, I am aware how much Adobe overcharged when owning one of your products was allowed...), it is abundantly clear that the only party whose opinion and patronage matters is your shareholders. Again and again, it has been proven that shareholders and investors do not have the best interests of the consumer in mind, and in the end this will result in more and more consumers refusing to buy your product. There has been a noticeable shift away from quality, support, and ease of use of Adobe and other corporations as well. Forcing consumers into an annual contract is a repulsive practice and contrary to what your quarterly earnings may reflect, it is NOT a sustainable business model. I will no longer be using or purchasing any Adobe products or subscriptions due to this, and will advise my family, friends, and co-workers to do the same until these practices have been abolished and Adobe returns to the one-time purchasing practice.
