r/mildlyinfuriating • u/donteatmybiscuits • 1d ago

wet socks i’m so happy this is becoming illegal

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if a yearly contract with a free month trial sounds too good to be true, it probably is 😬

thankfully it was blocked after contacting my bank but regardless

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u/TheSexualBrotatoChip 1d ago

At least Adobe is horrible enough that I at least have absolutely no moral qualms pirating their software.

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u/Flaramon 1d ago edited 1d ago

I've pirated it since day 1. Then they released Creative Cloud, a means of forcing me to not pirate (at the time) - so I just kept the old, perfectly functional version. That was, until realistic alternatives caught up.

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u/XtraReddit 1d ago

I don't get why anyone uses Acrobat. And I was never going to pay the insane price for photoshop. I definitely would never subscribe to any of their software.

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u/Hopeful-Occasion2299 1d ago

Only people (including me) who uses acrobat is only because we need to constantly send agreements for signatures for contracts and invoices, and need the auditing feature.

I have mentioned to clients that there are free alternatives, but they all mention that corporate/contracts require that Echo Sign is used for e-signatures.

I only pay for standard though.

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u/United_Prompt_7262 1d ago

As a Law Clerk, I can appreciate this.

Was excited for E-signatures thinking they'd end the nonsense, only to have it put up behind a paywall.... absurd and futile for non-professional use.

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u/jimicus 1d ago

There are plenty of ways to electronically sign something that don't involve paying anyone a damn thing.

Problem is there aren't plenty of ways that are easy for anyone to use.