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Adobe Faces Backlash Over Open Source Creative Suite Clone
Original: Adobe in Trouble After Someone Reverse Engineered Adobe Creative Suite and Released It as Open Source
Adobe is facing a fresh controversy after someone reportedly reverse engineered its Creative Suite software and released an open source alternative. The situation raises legal questions around copyright and reverse engineering, and could threaten Adobe's subscription-based business model. Reactions online are split between criticism of Adobe's pricing practices and concern over the legality of the project.
Why now: The challenge to Adobe's dominant, subscription-heavy creative software business has struck a chord with frustrated users.
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