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[[wikipedia:Adobe_Inc.|'''Adobe''']] is a software company based in America, specializing in software for creative applications, such as video editing, photo manipulation, animation, or illustration.  
[[wikipedia:Adobe_Inc.|'''Adobe''']] is a software company based in America, specializing in software for creative applications, such as video editing, photo manipulation, animation, or illustration.  


== Incidents ==
==Incidents==


=== Transition to subscription based software ===
===Transition to subscription based software===


Adobe initially distributed their software with perpetual licenses, where the user would only pay once for the right to own and use a copy of an application (or, through Adobe's Creative Suite, a collection of applications). In 2011, Adobe introduced Creative Cloud, a service that gave users access to all of Adobe's current software for a monthly fee; Creative Cloud eventually superseded Creative Suite and all of Adobe's perpetual licenses, and as of today, the only way to access up-to-date Adobe software officially is through Creative Cloud.
Adobe initially distributed their software with perpetual licenses, where the user would only pay once for the right to own and use a copy of an application (or, through Adobe's Creative Suite, a collection of applications). In 2011, Adobe introduced Creative Cloud, a service that gave users access to all of Adobe's current software for a monthly fee; Creative Cloud eventually superseded Creative Suite and all of Adobe's perpetual licenses, and as of today, the only way to access up-to-date Adobe software officially is through Creative Cloud.
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[[Adobe Sued by FTC Over Hidden Fees in Subscription Plans]]
[[Adobe Sued by FTC Over Hidden Fees in Subscription Plans]]
===Alleged use of user data for AI training===
===Alleged use of user data for AI training===
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''Read more:''

Revision as of 09:08, 18 February 2025

Adobe
Basic information
Founded 1982
Type Public
Industry Software
Official website https://adobe.com/


Adobe is a software company based in America, specializing in software for creative applications, such as video editing, photo manipulation, animation, or illustration.

Incidents

Transition to subscription based software

Adobe initially distributed their software with perpetual licenses, where the user would only pay once for the right to own and use a copy of an application (or, through Adobe's Creative Suite, a collection of applications). In 2011, Adobe introduced Creative Cloud, a service that gave users access to all of Adobe's current software for a monthly fee; Creative Cloud eventually superseded Creative Suite and all of Adobe's perpetual licenses, and as of today, the only way to access up-to-date Adobe software officially is through Creative Cloud.

Read more:

Adobe Lightroom: Perpetual to Subscription Transition

Adobe Subscription

Adobe Sued by FTC Over Hidden Fees in Subscription Plans

Alleged use of user data for AI training

Read more:

Adobe's AI policy

Adobe Firefly

References

  • Wikipedia contributors (2025-02-03). "Adobe Inc". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
  • Rossmann, Louis (2024-06-07). "Adobe roofies all of their customers". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-01-15.