this is ridiculous.. No refunds? if their cycle starts on 1st of Oct, they have paid for entire month(let alone annual subscriptions) but cant use any and cant get a refund..
But here we are, complaining that the well-connected wealthy at the top of this mess can't get a refund for their purchase of Adobe Photoshop. Given that Maduro has nationalized nearly all of the major corporations in the nation, you necessarily can't be wealthy enough to own this software without being an open ally.
This action hurts people in that country, but it's supposed to hurt because until they get rid of their self-destructive government things won't begin to get better.
I'd be more concerned that, e.g.,non-regime-aligned publishers can't continue using Creative Cloud that they've paid for than that anyone can't get a refund.
Sure it’s in the name of Executive order but still leaves a bad taste. It says you can’t trust Adobe.
Under the plain text of the order, that's true only for a very expansive definition of “associates”, since it includes anyone who has (past tense, without limitation as to time window) acted, even indirectly, on behalf of the government or any of the identified individuals and entities, or on behalf of any entity that is, even indirectly, owned or controlled by the government or any of the named entities or individuals.
https://theintercept.com/2019/03/10/nyts-expose-on-the-lies-...
Edit: deleted "Can't apologise after you drop a sales nuke" in favour of a more measured comment.
Unfamiliar with these things, I read the executive order and was pleasantly surprised to discover that this is actually possible:
---
Sec. 5. Nothing in this order shall prohibit:
(b) transactions related to the provision of articles such as food, clothing, and medicine intended to be used to relieve human suffering.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/08/07/2019-17...