Originally posted by Kobayashi.K It's a question of probability. Adobe has been proved to be evil so you know how they work. They are so accustomed to their own practices they admit in public their old system worked well but they can squeeze out more money from their customers with Creative Cloud.
So, you are on the tippy edge of brand bashing here, which is against forum policies.
"Evil" is not a word that should be applied to Adobe---they aren't an extraction company willfully polluting the planet, or willingly engaging in the trade of land mines, blood diamonds, destruction of rainforests and the displacement of indigenous peoples, & etc. You may feel that late stage capitalism is itself evil---that's an opinion some might share with you. Here, we are merely talking about a business model that users can opt into or out of by their own free will, for a product that is not necessary to have. Despicable in the title of this thread is also very close to the edge, but it doesn't go as far as evil.
I have been an Adobe skeptic for years, and always thought PS was overpriced, and still think its a bloated mess with lots of queer legacy things that should have been changed/eliminated years ago---terminology like "unsharp mask" which is a fossil from the middle of the 20th century (at least, if not older). I've always thought LR was fairly priced, and still do. I'm using the suite, and as a pro think these are acceptable business level pricings. Hobbyists can think otherwise, but there are plenty of fine alternatives.
So, let's ratchet down the rhetoric, please, otherwise the thread will spin out of control, and there will be penalties. The OP's problem is unfortunate, but as others have posted there may be a technical problem here. Adobe has been clear about their intentions so far I believe, and I don't recall seeing any change announced---and I think we would have seen such an announcement and the reaction to it on multiple websites.