Fetch the popcorn: US government sues Adobe, says it's 'trapped' consumers with a subs model that's 'absurdly hard to cancel' and 'ambushed' them with late fees

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In news that will delight any user of Photoshop, the US government is suing Adobe for allegedly harming consumers by "enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing important plan terms." 

The complaint from the Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that Adobe "hides" the true cost of its subscriptions in fine print, "behind optional textboxes and hyperlinks,” and deliberately makes cancelling a subscription "onerous and complicated" before it "ambushes" customers with termination fees.