The marketing practices of Soda PDF
While I hate to diss on a Canadian company, I am (still) pretty mad about this one. Mad enough to bother posting this 2 weeks later. For those considering Soda PDF as an Acrobat alternative, it seems pretty good. It's also possible to pick it up for considerably off the "retail" price, making it seem like a good deal. However, what is mentioned nowhere on their site is that the price is not a one-time purchase. It is, rather, an annual subscription. They claim this to be a "misunderstanding", but this is obviously intentionally deceptive on their part. Their site does not state that the price is for an annual plan It is mentioned in the checkout process, where the item purchased is listed as a "yearly plan". So they can argue it's your fault for not noticing. But these are two very small small words on a fairly busy ordering page, making it easy to miss. There are also additional items: 1. Certain features - such as digital ...