Adobe must believe the pain they create in managing your team licenses is enough for you to keep paying them for something you don’t use or need.
Fucking Adobe
Adobe has gone out of its way to make it difficult to manage your team licenses for CreativeCloud™ subscriptions. After searching remove license adobe admin console to find how I could remove a license from my Adobe Teams account, I discovered they insist that you contact them!
You can remove products and licenses during the renewal period only, which commences one month before your anniversary date.
Even within the “renewal period,” they make it difficult to cancel. Looking at the team management page, you can see they intentionally hide the “remove user” option. But even removing a user doesn’t actually remove the associated license.
Microsoft makes this a painless experience. I can add and remove users very quickly and easily. But Adobe, in its greedy wisdom, puts a very heavy roadblock to stop you from leaving. It’s easier to cancel your credit card than to deal with this absurdity.
Nevertheless, I spent SEVEN hours trying to get support online! The chat system is designed to completely disconnect you if a support person doesn’t join quickly… So, you have to pay attention and exit the chat and restart it — several times! 🤬
When they did finally decide to chat with me, they tried offering a discount to keep the license I’m certain I won’t use over the next eight months. Trying to convince me that I would save 34% until the end of the subscription period if I accepted the offer. It’s simple math at this point. Pay them over $500 for something I won’t use… Or, save $650+ over the next eight months. They still tried to “upsell“ me into converting the “All Apps” plan to a single app plan. Again, makes zero sense when I won’t use it. After saying no, again… they tried to remind me that I would get “three months free…” Bullshit! That’s an insult to my intelligence. I need to keep my expenses minimal. After hassling for a bit, they finally conceded and honored my original request.
My experience with Adobe over the past year has left me jaded with the company. If it wasn’t for the fact I need Acrobat, Photoshop, and Illustrator (and maybe Premiere too), I would have already cancelled my Adobe subscriptions. I really need to find alternative apps for these…
Support conversation
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⏰ Today 2:45 PM
💬 Hi Richie, I’m the Adobe Virtual Assistant. How can I help you?
Downsize number of licenses
I want to make sure I understand clearly. Which of these categories best describes your issue?
- Reinstall a product or fix a trial error
- Add or manage licenses
- Remove a license
- Something else
Add or manage licenses
You can follow the steps to assign/unassign a user at adobe.com/go/assign-license
You can follow the steps to add a license at adobe.com/go/add-license
You can access your admin console at adminconsole.adobe.com/03E260D55617610D7F000101@AdobeOrg/overview
Did that help?
- Yes
- No
No
Would you like to chat with an agent?
- Yes, chat with an agent
- No
No
Let me know if you have another question.
remove a license
I want to make sure I understand clearly. Which of these categories best describes your issue?
Remove a license
Cancel a plan
Understand cancel policies, fees, and refund eligibility
Check my billing history and plan details
Something else
Remove a license
I see that your license is not currently in the renewal period.
You need help removing a license outside of the renewal period. Is that right?
- Yes
- No
Yes
Would you like to chat with an agent?
- Yes, chat with an agent
- No
Yes, chat with an agent
Ok. I’ll connect you to an agent who can pick up where we’ve left off.
We’ll connect you with an agent as soon as possible. For a faster resolution, please tell us how we can help you today.
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Sorry for the delay. We’re busier than expected. Thank you for your patience.
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⏰ Today 3:58 PM
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grr… what’s the fucking point?!
Getting ready to bloody cancel my account. This shit is annoying.
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⏰ Today 5:11 PM
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⏰ Today 6:36 PM
💬 Hi Richie, I’m the Adobe Virtual Assistant. How can I help you?
remove license
I want to make sure I understand clearly. Which of these categories best describes your issue?
- Cancel a plan
- Understand cancel policies, fees, and refund eligibility
- Check my billing history and plan details
- Remove a license
- Something else
Remove a license
I see that your license is not currently in the renewal period.
You need help removing a license outside of the renewal period. Is that right?
- Yes
- No
Yes
Would you like to chat with an agent?
- Yes, chat with an agent
- No
No
Let me know if you have another question.
remove license
I want to make sure I understand clearly. Which of these categories best describes your issue?
- Cancel a plan
- Understand cancel policies, fees, and refund eligibility
- Check my billing history and plan details
- Remove a license
- Something else
Remove a license
I see that your license is not currently in the renewal period.
You need help removing a license outside of the renewal period. Is that right?
- Yes
- No
Yes
Would you like to chat with an agent?
- Yes, chat with an agent
- No
Yes, chat with an agent
Ok. I’ll connect you to an agent who can pick up where we’ve left off.
We’ll connect you with an agent as soon as possible. For a faster resolution, please tell us how we can help you today.
Sorry for the delay. We’re busier than expected. Thank you for your patience.
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Pradeep
Hello Richie, I’d be happy to help you today, let me first pull up your account information and access your details.
Thanks
Pradeep
As I can see you have subscribed to Creative Cloud All Apps with 02 license, may I know the reason for the cancellation?
2nd license was never used after purchase.
Pradeep
May I know if you are looking to cancel 01 or the entire plan?
Only the license assigned to Hiruni
I’m still using the main license.
I only need 1 license as I’m the only one using it.
I’d like to cancel the subscription license assigned to Hiruni.
Pradeep
As I can see you are not in the renewal window of your annual plan, so taking the situation under consideration I have an option for you.
You are currently paying USD 184.00 for all the plans under the account. Therefore, instead of canceling the license, I can offer you a 34% discount on the entire account which is USD 121.44/month including tax annual commitment monthly billing with a saving of USD 62.56/month for the next 08 months. How does that sound to you?
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Is there any penalty to cancelling 1 license?
Pradeep
Our subscription is in a state where you can cancel the plan anytime. It’s a business and you will never know when you will get the users. So, you can cancel any annual plan before the renewal date in the last month. You’ll be notified with the reminder email a month prior to the renewal date as well.
That is why we are offering three months free on the subscription so that you do not get charged for it. You can use the subscription without paying for it for the next three months.
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Thanks, but I’d rather cancel 1 license.
Pradeep
Before you make a decision on the cancellation, I see that there are 3 free months on your subscription that haven’t been applied yet. If you wish to continue, I can add those to your account and you wouldn’t have to pay for the next 3 months. How does that sound to you?
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It’s a simple numbers game. Pay over $500 for a license I won’t use… Or, save about $656 for the next 8 months by removing the license.
Pradeep
I can understand that you don’t wish to use it so, would you like to change the Plan to any Single application like- Acrobat Pro DC, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Animate, Adobe XD, Dreamweaver, etc.? I can help you to change the plan according to your choice.
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I only need 1 CC license.
Pradeep
Thank you, Richie, for allowing us the time to share the exclusive offers available on your account. As per your decision, we have cancelled the Creative Cloud All Apps. Thank you for being our customer and allowing us the opportunity to serve you. We hope you would consider us as your creative partner in any future ventures.
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May I know if there is anything else I may assist you with?
Thanks. Have a great day.
Pradeep
You are welcome Richie.
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