I'm not sure how to respond to you. Of course the large software companies are terrified of an endless sea of clone software.
You could try asking someone who works for one.
You could try asking someone who works for one.
I can't help you with that sorry.
> "terrified"
Says you. Did you ask someone who works for Adobe? Maybe you could try.
Again, what you call "clone software" is an image editor. There's always been "clones" in that case. Maybe Photoshop "cloned" Photon Paint or Deluxe Paint.
There's a website called Photopea.com where you can open a PSD file and edit it. Big deal.
Big players supply long term support, innovative new features, and all the things people pay for and depend on. The little clones are cute. The Vibe-coded software is nice.
Maybe stop being terrified on behalf of big subscription enforcing companies? They will be fine. Let them adapt. Maybe Adobe will bring back a perpetual license option they never should have abandoned.