[megiddo]

I mean, maybe technically.

But the "its yearly with a cancellation fee" was not qualified in the sales information on the sign-up page. Maybe it was in the fine print.

Given that customers are quite used to a monthly fee is a monthly subscription model, it was disingenuous at best. Putting significant terms in the fine print doesn't exactly engender trust.

[llm_nerd]

https://imgur.com/a/ldhiEtf

There is no fine print. It is extremely clear and obvious. If you see a term called "Annual paid monthly", 33% less expensive than a monthly option right above, what possible other interpretation can someone have?

[askafriend]

I'm glad you're bringing screenshots to the conversation because so often people just talk about what they feel without grounding it in anything.

What the screenshot makes clear is that you'd have to be a single-celled organism to not understand what you're signing up for...

The screen is extremely clear, upfront and even the supposed "fine print" is in huge font with any easy link to learn more.

[arrosenberg]

I think they clarified it more recently, because the FTC is taking a separate action against them on this specific issue. I doubt there would have been much of an issue if it had been that clear in the first place.

https://natlawreview.com/article/ftc-targets-adobe-hidden-fe...

[megiddo]

In either case, my grounds for cancelling early really had nothing to do with the year-long case.

My grounds for cancelling is that the software didn't work. And I don't mean in some qualitative sense. The software would just crash when opening files or creating new files.

Adobe never held up their end of the bargain - providing functioning software.

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexternal-prev...

[megiddo]

This was ~8 years ago. I am fairly careful when signing up for services and subscriptions, having learned hard lessons when signing up for gym memberships in the 1900s.