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Posted on June 10, 2024 at 02:42 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

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By Will Fastie

My data is being held hostage.

A recent email from TechSmith, the maker of Camtasia and Snagit, rubbed me the wrong way. This came on the heels of an annoying experience trying to activate Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3, from 2006) on my newest computer. I admit to knowing, in advance, that I would be annoyed.

I then started thinking about software subscription plans and their pros and cons.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.24.0, 2024-06-10).

Commentary Adobe, Camtasia, Creative Cloud, Creative Suite, JetBrains, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Newsletters, Office, Snagit, Software, Software Subscriptions, Subscriptions, TechSmith

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