In recent days, users in design and computer tips groups in Vietnam have been sharing tips on how to buy Adobe's design software suite at an unusually low price. Specifically, a package of more than 20 tools from the American company can be purchased for about 100,000 VND, valid for one year.
Meanwhile, Adobe sells the entire service for $600/year, equivalent to 14 million VND in Vietnam. Thus, the cost users need to pay is only 1/140 of the normal price. Compared to the package for teachers, pupils and students, this trick also helps to buy the software at only 1/60 of the price.
By exploiting the exchange rate loophole, Vietnamese people can buy the entire Adobe suite at a price 99% cheaper. (Photo: Reuters)
The trick is to move to Lebanon to get a discounted subscription. Adobe currently charges LL 356,400 (VND 100,000) for a full year of the app. The reason the toolkit is so cheap is because the subscription in Lebanon is among the cheapest in the world.
On the other hand, the country’s currency is currently severely devalued. Normally, companies will change their selling prices when the exchange rate fluctuates. However, Adobe may not have controlled this issue in Lebanon, creating a loophole that could be exploited. To get a good price, users in Vietnam also choose the Education service package, which is cheaper than the regular version.
However, by the afternoon of June 24, this trick was no longer possible. Perhaps Adobe had noticed the anomaly and prevented the exchange rate exploit. Previously, the payment success rate was not high. Many people had to switch to other accounts and debit cards to be accepted.
However, taking advantage of the pricing policy and purchasing in the wrong area as above can be handled if Adobe detects. The method of forging teacher and school information in Lebanon will be exposed if the company requests supporting documents. Normally, the .edu email account of the correct school will be skipped this step. If it is discovered that providing false information, the service can be unilaterally terminated without refund.
A set of more than 20 applications and 100 GB of cloud storage can be purchased for VND100,000. (Photo: D.K)
Adobe’s design suite is very popular in Vietnam with software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Lightroom… Vietnamese users have only been able to buy applications directly from the company in recent years. Previously, payments had to be made using promotional cards or roaming to another country.
High price, complicated payment, many people doing design work use crack to use the above toolkit. However, this is wrong, violating the copyright of the software production company.
At the same time, tools floating on the Internet have the potential to contain malicious code and malware that can harm your device. Cracking software is also unstable, cannot fully exploit your computer's hardware, and is slow to update features.
(Source: Zing News)
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