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Why I'm Leaving Adobe – The Price Hike Was Too Much! (www.youtube.com)

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A Finnish photographer calls out the lies, greedflation and total disrespect from Adobe.

In 2009, the CEO of Adobe was paid $5 million dollars :

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/adobe-ceo-pay-in-fiscal-09-totals-5-2-million-3195831.php

Today - 15 years later - the CEO of Adobe is paid $55 million dollars :

https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bay-area-ceos-paid-million-20301281.php

And it’s the same guy ! For him, this is all a game. “Keep increasing the price. Stupid peasants will pay. The board members are my friends. How high can my score go ?"

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[–] blomvik@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

I stopped upgrading when they stopped selling standalone offline software. Darktable is a good enough alternative to Lightroom, and most other software can be replaced if you are willing to relearn and create new workflows.