A retroactively amended purchase experience is when a company changes the terms of the sale, after the sale. Companies can do this nowadays because most of us use cloud software, otherwise known as SaaS, Software as a Service. Since we have to connect to someone else's computer to USE our software, they have the ability to deny us access to this software without accepting new terms, that they can change on us at any given time. Since consumer protection in the United States is a joke, they face no consequences for doing so.
An example of this can be found with Adobe, when they changed the terms of the sale to include terms allowing them to look through your content.
Or when Adobe took software you paid for, and disallowed you from activating it, perpetual licenses are not perpetual licenses as long as you must connect to someone else's computer to use what you paid for.
An example of this can be found with Adobe, when they changed the terms of the sale to include terms allowing them to look through your content.
Or when Adobe took software you paid for, and disallowed you from activating it, perpetual licenses are not perpetual licenses as long as you must connect to someone else's computer to use what you paid for.
I really liked my $400 baby monitor, but now I have to pay extra for features it came with because the company did a R(etroactively) A(mended) P(urchase) E(xperience)
by Louis Rossmann August 19, 2024
Get the R(etroactively) A(mended) P(urchase) E(xperience)mug. 
An acronym for "Engagement Retard" for people that create gossip or start drama over things just for fun especially when they know nothing about it or don't even care about the subject in question, and often telling lies about it to start trouble.
Man, these E Tards have no real life at all. Oh great, another E Tard creating problems just to create problems.
by Enlightened Dude July 8, 2025
Get the E Tardmug. A guy who is a cool bitch that does anything for his friends. A bit overdramatic and literally laughs at any jokes out there
by abcd12e August 6, 2021
Get the Dann E.mug. A way of saying thank you to someone for doing you a favour on the internet as you can't meet the person and buy them a real pint!
"My software version 2.6 is crashing can anyone help"
"yes, version 2.6 has a bug, you need to upgrade to version 2.7"
"Great that works! Thanks! I'm sending you an e-pint!"
"yes, version 2.6 has a bug, you need to upgrade to version 2.7"
"Great that works! Thanks! I'm sending you an e-pint!"
by BonusBear April 8, 2010
Get the e-pintmug. 
by Nitch bass igga May 3, 2020
Get the e-tardmug.