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Re:Adobe tricks users into a 12 month contract by gkedzierski on Saturday February 05, 2022 @01:44PM (#30224316)
> They model out your lifetime value and know that every $1 they chisel out of you is worth $1.40 in 5 years.

Even more. Every $1 in MRR is worth around $216 in company market cap. (assuming their current multiple)

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Re:Adobe tricks users into a 12 month contract by cjbgkagh on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:10PM (#30225344)
The CEO can also claim credit for the stock price increase and get his bonus. Fixing it would reverse the effect and put the bonus at risk. So not only will such ‘small evils’ become intrenched there is also a powerful insensitive to find even more of them.
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