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Re: Foxit is ending "upfront payment" and moving to subscription

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From: Philip Kiff
Date: Dec 11, 2023 7:07AM

Thanks for the helpful heads up, Karen.

The cost of tools for working with PDFs are a real barrier to
accessibility. We've been able to create inaccessible PDFs for free for
decades now using hundreds of different software programs, but to create
an accessible PDF somehow seems to get more and more expensive every year.

Phil.

On 2023-12-11 8:54 a.m., Karen McCall wrote:
> Morning!
> For those who use Foxit for PDFs, I got an e-mail from Foxit this weekend stating that, as of "now", they are ending the "upfront payments" or single payment option for Foxit.
> The subscription price starts at $18.99 per month CAD. At least I think it's CAD. It might be USD.
> Just a heads-up for those who switched to Foxit to save money. Not so much anymore!
> There is no indication that our stand-alone/single purchase versions will expire, but I imagine there won't be any updates.
> Do not switch to Kofax PowerPDF to try and save money. It is the worst of the 3 in terms of tagging capability. Even taking a well-structured Word document, the results are only P, Figure and some table tags. It is not a viable alternative.
> Cheers, Karen