Among the most significant changes with this year’s Elements releases has little to do with new features but instead concerns the ways users purchase and own the software. While prior versions of Photoshop and Premiere Elements have been lifetime licenses — the user buys the software and then owns it indefinitely — this year’s release has moved to a three-year license term.
I wasn’t aware you could still purchase a license for any of their products. As shitty as this company has been, I’m shocked they still had a “lifetime license” for anything. Fucking sad… we used to just call this “buying software”
I see Adobe got jealous that the enshittification spotlight has been on other agencies. No, we haven’t forgotten about you, Adobe, we just hoped you’d stay quiet a little longer…
You can understand them being eager to come back in the enshittification race, it’s their thing. When you’ve been the enshittification whiz kid, but somehow dropped down behind the competition, you might just want to come back and reclaim your #1 mug at some point.
I say, nice move, fuckers.
My kid can use some of their products in a graphic design class. He has the opportunity to get a free “perpetual” license through his school so he can practice at home, but i guess shows what that is worth
Just like the MS office suite - you need to make them accustomed to your tools right at the beginning.
