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Adobe offers access to a huge library of fonts as part of their Creative Cloud subscription.

However, those are not guaranteed to stay. For instance, on June 15th, 2020, several fonts were removed<ref>https://creativepro.com/more-fonts-are-being-retired-from-creative-cloud/</ref>, leaving users who used these in their projects to purchase expensive licenses if they needed to make edits to existing documents. In theory, if a foundry goes out of business, this would leave users without access to the font they used for past projects, which could be detrimental if it is something like a corporate design for a company which would then be dependent on that font. Designers who offer templates for sale are faced with their work becoming worthless over night.

However, those are not guaranteed to stay. For instance, on June 15th, 2020, several fonts were removed<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Mike |date=15 May 2020 |title=More Fonts Are Being Retired from Creative Cloud |url=https://creativepro.com/more-fonts-are-being-retired-from-creative-cloud/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CreativePro}}</ref>, leaving users who used these in their projects to purchase expensive licenses if they needed to make edits to existing documents. In theory, if a foundry goes out of business, this would leave users without access to the font they used for past projects, which could be detrimental if it is something like a corporate design for a company which would then be dependent on that font. Designers who offer templates for sale are faced with their work becoming worthless over night.

Moreover, font sync is tied to running a reasonably current version of the Creative Cloud background service app. Users using older computers with older operating system versions (particularly Macs) can lose access to the feature without prior warning. At some point, font sync just quietly stops working. In this case, users have to purchase new hardware to be able to continue to use the feature even though their old system would be perfectly capable of performing the tasks they need to perform on a daily basis. When purchasing perpetual licenses for fonts and software, this would not be an issue.

==The Venezuela Incident==

In 2019, users in Venezuela were temporarily locked out of their Adobe software<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20904030/adobe-venezuela-photoshop-behance-us-sanctions</ref> due to political disputes between Venezuela and the United States. Users were unable to do their work and had their livelihoods threatened. Unlike perpetually licensed software, which is usually guaranteed to work after purchase, users of an Adobe software can essentially be locked out of their software over night. Users were only eligible for a refund for their license fee, not the damages in reputation and loss of profit.

In 2019, users in Venezuela were temporarily locked out of their Adobe software<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Dami |date=8 Oct 2019 |title=Adobe is cutting off users in Venezuela due to US sanctions |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20904030/adobe-venezuela-photoshop-behance-us-sanctions |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> due to political disputes between Venezuela and the United States. Users were unable to do their work and had their livelihoods threatened. Unlike perpetually licensed software, which is usually guaranteed to work after purchase, users of an Adobe software can essentially be locked out of their software over night. Users were only eligible for a refund for their license fee, not the damages in reputation and loss of profit.

==How to pay less to cancel==

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 Adobe offers access to a huge library of fonts as part of their Creative Cloud subscription.
-However, those are not guaranteed to stay. For instance, on June 15th, 2020, several fonts were removed<ref>https://creativepro.com/more-fonts-are-being-retired-from-creative-cloud/</ref>, leaving users who used these in their projects to purchase expensive licenses if they needed to make edits to existing documents. In theory, if a foundry goes out of business, this would leave users without access to the font they used for past projects, which could be detrimental if it is something like a corporate design for a company which would then be dependent on that font. Designers who offer templates for sale are faced with their work becoming worthless over night.
+However, those are not guaranteed to stay. For instance, on June 15th, 2020, several fonts were removed<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Mike |date=15 May 2020 |title=More Fonts Are Being Retired from Creative Cloud |url=https://creativepro.com/more-fonts-are-being-retired-from-creative-cloud/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=CreativePro}}</ref>, leaving users who used these in their projects to purchase expensive licenses if they needed to make edits to existing documents. In theory, if a foundry goes out of business, this would leave users without access to the font they used for past projects, which could be detrimental if it is something like a corporate design for a company which would then be dependent on that font. Designers who offer templates for sale are faced with their work becoming worthless over night.
 Moreover, font sync is tied to running a reasonably current version of the Creative Cloud background service app. Users using older computers with older operating system versions (particularly Macs) can lose access to the feature without prior warning. At some point, font sync just quietly stops working. In this case, users have to purchase new hardware to be able to continue to use the feature even though their old system would be perfectly capable of performing the tasks they need to perform on a daily basis. When purchasing perpetual licenses for fonts and software, this would not be an issue.
 ==The Venezuela Incident==
-In 2019, users in Venezuela were temporarily locked out of their Adobe software<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20904030/adobe-venezuela-photoshop-behance-us-sanctions</ref> due to political disputes between Venezuela and the United States. Users were unable to do their work and had their livelihoods threatened. Unlike perpetually licensed software, which is usually guaranteed to work after purchase, users of an Adobe software can essentially be locked out of their software over night. Users were only eligible for a refund for their license fee, not the damages in reputation and loss of profit.
+In 2019, users in Venezuela were temporarily locked out of their Adobe software<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Dami |date=8 Oct 2019 |title=Adobe is cutting off users in Venezuela due to US sanctions |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20904030/adobe-venezuela-photoshop-behance-us-sanctions |url-status=live |access-date=29 Apr 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> due to political disputes between Venezuela and the United States. Users were unable to do their work and had their livelihoods threatened. Unlike perpetually licensed software, which is usually guaranteed to work after purchase, users of an Adobe software can essentially be locked out of their software over night. Users were only eligible for a refund for their license fee, not the damages in reputation and loss of profit.
 ==How to pay less to cancel==