Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee

Re:Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee by legostormtroopr on Monday April 12, 2021 @10:03PM (#26787412)

How is this a dark pattern? This seems pretty transparent to me.

You click see more details, it lists all 3 options, you hit next and it keeps the 3 options in a condensed list, but respects your selection.

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Re:Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee by dorkwood on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @12:15AM (#26788068)

"See more details" isn't the primary call to action --"buy now" is. If you click "buy now", you're taken to a page that doesn't show the three options side-by-side, and if you're not paying attention you could miss the new "annual plan" text that's been added.

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Re:Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee by fastball on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:49AM (#26788514)

I'm firmly in the "if you don't pay attention when purchasing something it's your own damn fault" camp.

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Re:Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee by sellyme on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @02:19AM (#26788695)

I'm firmly in the "If your advertising materials are systematically designed to trick people, you should be in gaol" camp.

These are not necessarily mutually exclusive viewpoints.

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Re:Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee by dorkwood on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @02:46AM (#26788875)

How much deception are you ok with before it becomes an issue? Would it be ok if the second screen was also missing the "annual plan" text, and it only became visible on the payment-confirmation screen? What if was only visible in the fine print at the bottom of the page? Where do you draw the line?

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