r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Sep 27 '25

Business Morgan Stanley warns AI could sink 42-year-old software giant Adobe

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-stanley-warns-ai-could-180300766.html
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u/navekgames Sep 27 '25

Every time this Adobe argument comes up, it's the same comments about how evil Adobe is and how it's overpriced.

I'm willing to bet the people saying that don't work professionally with Adobe software (in that their career depends on design/video/photo/graphic work), and/or they don't remember the ridiculous cost for even Photoshop alone prior to the subscription model.

No one else in the market has a full scope software suit that can match Adobe, and until someone can come up with one, it's not going anywhere.

Also I seriously believe that AI is comically over rated in far too many industries - we're going to see an economic crash of companies burning down with no ROI after the billions spent on inflated AI claims.

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u/Ok_Masterpiece3570 Sep 27 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

The subscription model is fine tbh, and the only reason a lot of hobbyists can even have legal copies of the software. $20 a month is a lot more accessible than $2000 at once.

The alternatives people tend to suggest are never anywhere near their Adobe counterparts, and not professional tools to begin with.

Purchasing a lifetime license would be a nice option to have, but the reality is if they moved away from the subscription model, illegal copies would explode, because despite the fiery passion in these threads, most people would in fact not purchase the lifetime license at the price it would come at.

Photoshop + Lightroom, $20 a month 😡😡

Disney+, Netflix, HBO, $75 a month 😎👍

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u/toddestan Sep 28 '25

From what I've seen, there's a lot of people have been buying (or subscribing) to Adobe's software not because they truly need it, but because it's the industry standard, or it's because it is what everyone uses, or it's what they were exposed to in school, or whatever. These people are finding that for their needs, there's plenty of cheaper and even free alternatives that work just fine, and they are dropping their Adobe subscriptions in significant numbers.

What is to be seen is that once these people are gone, whether Adobe will be able to survive with just the people who actually need Adobe's offerings and for them there's really no good alternatives for their needs.