To be honest I was surprised by his response. And I understand he might hold allegiances with Adobe in one capacity or the other so it's not my intention to upset him or anyone else. But as adults we should deal in the reality of the situation and that means we should expect lawsuits on one side and poor business behaviour on the other.
The person you wrote this to is somebody who I ignore on LuLa, so I won't bother to respond to his bullshit, however, regarding this and my original response to YOU however, I will.
You wrote: "
I wouldn't be surprised if an antitrust suit is filed.
Meanwhile.. how long before Adobe declares our current licenses null and void and finds a way to disable them. They're not past silent updates.."
Ignoring the lawsuit aspect, what you wrote about Adobe "declaring the current licenses null and void" was pure unadulterated FUD. That kinda bullshit isn't in the least bit useful. And Adobe has a long history of going out of it's way for customers as proven by the release of non-activation serial numbers for Photoshop CS2. Yes, they cut the activation servers for CS2 because of technical and security reasons. They could have simply walked away and said, sorry, can't help you, but an upgrade but they didn't. At great effort they went out of their way to address the issue and solve users problems. To me, that indicates that Adobe doesn't have an evil conspiracy in place to screw all the users of current perpetual licenses.
So, what leads you to speculate that Adobe would declare current licenses null and void? Do you honestly think that would happen? Do you honestly think so poorly about Adobe that you would float this kind of FUD? If you have a shred of evidence that indicates Adobe would declare the licenses null and void, present it or shut up about it. I think your assumption of motives actually tells far more about you than it does Adobe...people with poor ethics assume poor ethics in others.
As for why I defend Adobe? Because, on this forum, they can't defend themselves...but I can. So, I do. What are my motives? I have a lot of friends at Adobe. I know the people of Adobe very well. I've watched as they have bent over backwards over the years to try to do the "right thing" and have a bunch of yahoos sniping from the sidelines spouting FUD, bullshit and whatever. So, yes, I like to set the records straight. If that pisses you off, screw you, ya know?
If you want to discuss the the facts (not wild speculations), I'm all in...otherwise, move on, find someplace else to hang your hat.
