Purchasers & Users Of FreeHand & Illustrator For Macintosh and Windows File Class Action Lawsuit Complaint Against Adobe Systems Over Alleged Antitrust Monopoly Violations In Market For Professional Vector Graphic Illustration Software.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Adobe Systems Inc. (“Adobe Systems” or “Adobe” or “Defendant”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division (styled Free FreeHand Corp., Jabez Palmer, Mark Oliver Inc. and Jamie Pritchett v. Adobe Systems Inc., Class Action Case No. CV 11-02174), alleging, among other things, that Adobe has unlawfully acquired and maintained monopoly power in the market for professional vector graphic illustration software, according to the Adobe Systems FreeHand & Illustrator professional vector graphic illustration software antitrust class action lawsuit complaint.
The Adobe Systems FreeHand & Illustrator professional vector graphic illustration software antitrust class action lawsuit complaint is reportedly brought on behalf of the following putative classes of persons, unless otherwise excluded:
a. “Mac Damages Class,” is defined as:
All persons or entities that purchased FreeHand or Illustrator for a Macintosh operating system from any time since Adobe’s purchase of Macromedia in 2005 (the “Class Period”). Excluded from the Mac Damages Class are Defendants and their subsidiaries, parents or affiliates, and government entities.
b. “Windows Damages Class,” is defined as:
All persons or entities that purchased FreeHand or Illustrator for a Windows operating system from any time since Adobe’s purchase of Macromedia in 2005 (the “Class Period”). Excluded from the Windows Damages Class are Defendants and their subsidiaries, parents or affiliates, and government entities.
c. “Mac Injunctive Class” is defined as:
All persons or entities that currently use professional vector graphic illustration software on a Macintosh operating system, in addition to Free FreeHand. Excluded from the Mac Injunctive Class are Defendants and their subsidiaries, parents or affiliates, and government entities.
d. “Windows Injunctive Class” is defined as:
All persons or entities that currently use professional vector graphic illustration software on a Windows operating system, in addition to Free FreeHand. Excluded from the Windows Injunctive Class are Defendants and their subsidiaries, parents or affiliates, and government entities.
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Adobe needs to be fined (huge) or return to upgrading and support of Freehand.
I use both Mac and PC and hate having to use Illustrator. Poor intuitive structure. Not a clean efficient vector program.
Recently found out that Adobe Systems has lost ALL of my product registrations, serial numbers, activation codes, etc. This includes products that date back to the early 90’s that I registered with Adobe Systems.
It is Adobe System’s fiduciary responsibility to encrypt all data concerning my registered products, so that I may activate and use said products. I am not unable to use a variety of Adobe products, including thousands of dollars of licensed purchases.