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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't Adobe just kill the Flash Player? by vacri on Sunday December 18, 2016 @03:11AM (#13204862)
The last version before subscriptions came in, it was cheaper to fly return Australia -> US and purchase a copy of Photoshop, than it was to just purchase one locally here in Aus.

Adobe can stand to have a rougher time of it, IMO...

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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't Adobe just kill the Flash Player? by semi-extrinsic on Sunday December 18, 2016 @04:54AM (#13205119)
In other words, someone could've made a killing selling US Photoshop on ebay?
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Re:Ask HN: Why doesn't Adobe just kill the Flash Player? by chris_wot on Sunday December 18, 2016 @05:48AM (#13205281)
Probably, and then they would have had their account pulled and a cease and desist letter sent.

This is why Australians have fought hard against geoblocking, and on similar lines why SciHub is around.

I have zero sympathy for Adobe.

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