cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/3376057

I held off on Windows 10 for as long as I could until my job required it. Now this nonsense. I hope this isn’t the start of them joining on the web DRM bandwagon.

  • HiddenLayer5@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1071·
    1 year ago

    “Whoa there!”

    Go fuck yourself with that fellow kids corporate speak. That pisses me off so much, way more than it probably should.

  • frippa@lemmy.ml
    80·
    1 year ago

    Fuck Adobe, not supporting Linux, and now not even supporting Firefox, the once most used browser? Whoever pirates their crappy software deserves a statue.

          • wvstolzing@lemmy.ml
            8·
            1 year ago

            The pdf standard is open, though criminally bloated. Their pdf software (‘pro’ as well as the freemium ‘reader’ which looks like adware nowadays) is used only because it’s the most lenient with respect to files barely complying with the ‘standard’ – which includes things like application forms from government agencies.

            … that is, if they can be said to ‘own’ the pdf format, it’s only because they smeared it all over with their shit. A bit like how hippos mark their territory, I guess.

              • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
                4·
                1 year ago

                Yup, I know Okular (KDE’s PDF tool) at least works. I don’t know if it works on Windows or macOS, but I’m sure there are other tools that do.

                • wanderingmagus@lemm.ee
                  4·
                  1 year ago

                  Thanks! I’ll look it up and try it out. Getting real tired of having to use shady web apps to get around something I have to do regularly as part of my job but for some unfathomable reason isn’t a default app on every computer where I work.

    • EonNShadow@pawb.social
      10·
      1 year ago

      Unfortunately they’re still a default app in the business world. Basically everyone at least uses Reader if only because it’s what people expect when they open a PDF.

  • onlooker@lemmy.ml
    51·
    1 year ago

    Any software company that uses monthly subscriptions as their business model can fuck right off. Let us own what we buy.

  • finder@sopuli.xyz
    35·
    1 year ago

    Are we surprised that Adobe is doing this? Adobe is exactly who I would’ve suspected adapting this bullshit immediately.

  • bitsplease@lemmy.ml
    34·
    1 year ago

    Are you kidding - they basically invented the problem. They were one of the first to move to the “rent your software” model way back when

  • Moonrise2473@feddit.it
    331·
    1 year ago

    This is the main issue with that web DRM “security” shit that Google is trying to push. They have such a great market share now that big websites can now afford to put a check “only for Chrome” losing a very small percentage of users

    • merthyr1831@lemmy.world
      9·
      1 year ago

      Not that the DRM thing isn’t going to fuel this behaviour but this is already possible with the current browser specs. The DRM shit will just make it worse.

    • CuriousGoo@beehaw.org
      1·
      1 year ago

      This very small percentage of users anyway would be privy to alternative to Adobe’s stack ?

      Concern will perhaps be mainly for getting new users on FF/other browsers from Chromium.

    • Matengor@lemmy.ml
      14·
      1 year ago

      I tried Gimp for a longer time, too, but I could not get used to the complicated layer management, missing layer effects & layer adjustment features. I will try out Affinity.

    • EfwisEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Huge learning curve and a lot of missing features.

      I have found most of the “high learning curve” is based more on work flow. Muscle memory can screw with you when trying to learn a new piece of software. I used to use Dreamweaver back in the day when I was on winblows, made the switch to Linux started using bluefish and had to change my work flow which was hard to learn because I was indoctrinated in the way dreamweaver worked. Actually had to relearn some aspects of web design since I had gotten used to the convenience of dreamweavers macros that were pre-installed

    • swellow the sun@lemmy.sdfeu.orgEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      It’s not an one-time purchase. I bought Affinity Photo for this purpose and then they released Affinity 2, and it wasn’t a free upgrade for Affinity 1 owners.

      I’m not buying Affinity 2 and buying every new release just like Parallels do. I’d rather stick with the old version or take a shot on Gimp instead.

        • fuzzzerd@programming.dev
          1·
          1 year ago

          Yes you can. Paying for a major upgraded version is the alternative to an evergreen subscription, but allows you to milk more usage out of your purchase if you don’t need the latest and greatest.

          Expecting a one time purchase to entitle you to updates forever is asinine.

  • tooLikeTheNope@lemmy.ml
    28·
    1 year ago

    Adobe, a company which developed nothing but just bought off 3rd party software by acquiring the actual developing company, and stitched everything together somehow, like a Frankenstein’s Creature, and finally sold it as a service.

    Thank you, but no thank you.

    Same applies for Autodesk.

  • BillTheTailor@lemmy.ml
    263·
    1 year ago

    There isn’t anything that Adobe charges money for that you can’t find an open source alternative.

    • Herr Woland@lemmy.world
      12·
      1 year ago

      No real replacement for After Effects unless if you want to juggle between 5 programs and then lose clients because they can’t open your project files

        • Herr Woland@lemmy.world
          10·
          1 year ago

          You can’t animate text on a video clip without spending a lot of time, something which is 2 clicks on after effects

          • PeleSpirit@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Fair point, Blender isn’t for the weak of heart but it’s free and getting better and better. It does particles and other things though. After Effects has a steep learning curve too though, you just know it.

            • Herr Woland@lemmy.world
              5·
              1 year ago

              I know, I love blender and work with it when I can, but I do motion design professionally and it’s painful how there’s no alternative to after effects

        • Olrn@feddit.de
          1·
          1 year ago

          We have to stop confusing compositing and motion design, Blender is great for compositing, absolutely not 2D motion design. The only software that could efficiently replace After Effects on some aspects would be Cavalry, but it’s still on early development.

    • jetsetdorito@lemm.ee
      3·
      1 year ago

      Im REALLY trying to make myself learn Affinity Photo, but I just keep falling back to PhotoPea which is like an in browser Photoshop clone

      • MusketeerX@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        Got stuck in hospital for a few weeks recently and used the opportunity to finally learn Affinity.

        I’m now really liking it. Takes a few tries to get into it though.

        I particularly like it on the iPad with the Apple pencil. A bit less so on my windows laptop.