US sues Adobe for “deceiving” subscriptions that are too hard to cancel
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The DOJ accuses Adobe of trapping users in subscriptions.
  • Guadin
    402·
    4 months ago

    I’ve been on the verge of cancelling my subscription for multiple times now. But everytime I try an alternative it’s missing something (for instance capture one mobile does not do masks/layers…), and so I keep shipping shitloads of money to a company which has dickass privacy rules and extorts you out of money.

    • disguy_ovaheaEnglish
      410·
      4 months ago

      I’m a big fan of Affinity Photo and Illustrator. I switched when Adobe went to the subscription model. It’s very similar, and they have full tutorials on Vimeo for anything that works differently. It’s definitely worth the $20.

      • thejmlEnglish
        270·
        4 months ago

        As a “prosumer” photographer (I do semi-pro landscape photography mostly, with a little astrophotography as a hobby when the sky is clear enough), I’ve been really happy with Affinity Photo over the Adobe suite. Definitely recommend. I just hope they keep their quality up since being bought out.

      • nnullzzEnglish
        40·
        4 months ago

        I switched to the Affinity suite today after almost 20 years of using Adobe products. After the trial I realized that I actually enjoyed the layout of the tools and the familiarity between photoshop and illustrator. Their InDesign alternative (Publisher 2) is pretty nice too. It really helps that they’re giving 50% off right now. (Smart marketing btw)

        Only thing I’m struggling with finding a replacement for is after effects. I already made the switch to DaVinci for video so motion graphics is the only hole left to fill and then I’m free from Adobe.

      • Guadin
        30·
        4 months ago

        That looks great. It’s mostly a Photoshop replacement right? I’m also looking for something to replace Lightroom, with the same amount of functions on desktop as on iPad. Any recommendations?

          • Guadin
            30·
            4 months ago

            With mobile I also meant iPad so they’re good on that. To me “Photo” has a lot of Photoshop abilities (drawing, pencils, etc.) while it lacks, or seems to lack, some Lightroom functions (categorizing, overview of photos, ratings, etc.). But maybe I haven’t looked at it good enough. It’s certainly a good option to replace photoshop for me, because I don’t use most functions of photoshop.

        • IncogknightoEnglish
          20·
          4 months ago

          I’ve heard darktable is good. Haven’t used it myself

    • QueueEnglish
      150·
      4 months ago

      It doesn’t help Adobe has software patents for their products, so anyone who makes a similar program has to either live in a country that doesn’t recognize the “right” to claim you invented math, or be risk being sued.

    • SquiddlyEnglish
      100·
      4 months ago

      That’s why I’m a pirate matey

    • TipponEnglish
      80·
      4 months ago

      Depending on what you’re doing, Krita is worth a look. I gave it a go for cropping and lightly editing some photos recently, and then tried their version of the clone stamp tool. It’s hidden under the brushes presets, but worked better than the Photoshop tool 👍

    • einlanderEnglish
      30·
      4 months ago

      Just know that Canva bought Affinity.

    • Nikls94English
      20·
      4 months ago

      Isn‘t there the possibility to use multiple Apps to mimic what Adobe does?