- Annual plan, paid monthly: $50 / month
- Monthly plan: $75 / month
Then of course there is going to be a catch to the first one. I cannot imagine anyone being so naive they’d just assume both plans are the same aside from the price...
Tons of people will be so naive as to either not read closely, or just not know that the cheaper one comes with a catch.
People should spend some more time in the community, talk to the old people at the library, do some volunteering. The immense difficulty many people have in filling out a government form is almost traumatic to witness.
Like, some basic due diligence when spending a lot of money is normal right?
Because it’s common sense and practice.
Why would anyone commit to a yearly contract otherwise?
Terms should be easy to read and understand, that is one part of accessibility.
If you have an actual mental handicap that's keeps you from understanding, you are usually not entitled to sign contracts without a supervisor anyway.
> or just tired and not paying enough attention.
Then you shouldn't be signing contracts in that condition. It's like complaining to the police that they caught you speeding and then excusing that with tiredness. I'm pretty sure the officer won't accept that excuse.
> Terms should be easy to read and understand, that is one part of accessibility.
They are. It's your duty as a grown-up to read a contract before signing it.
If there was a separate box or better, a popup modal/page, that explains this, I'd give Adobe the benefit of the doubt.
The problem is patterning - _a lot_ other companies monthly subscriptions don't have 50% annual cancellation fee or any cancellation fee. So this method of 'lowering the price' is uncommon/against-the-grain.
When faced with an uncommon situation you really need people to understand what they're getting into, otherwise lots of people are surprised when they get hit with this.