"Thanks for visiting Adobe.com. Have a Great Day!"

The fact that Adobe's customer support is lacking is not a well-kept secret.  

Of late I've experienced a buggy problem with Premiere Pro CS4 that I'd like to resolve.  Since the application is not the latest version, I'm willing to purchase support in order to resolve the issue.  Engaging in Adobe's "Live Chat" customer service twice and its online support in that last couple of days has been disappointing to say the least.

Here's the text of my most recent exchange:

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Please hold as we route your chat to an Adobe Representative.

Welcome to Adobe.com! My name is Steven. May I assist you with your selection today?

Steven: Hi, How are you doing today?

Greg: How do I purchase support for Premiere Pro CS4?

Steven: Greg, Since Premiere Pro CS4 is an old version now and the support cannot be purchased at this time. You can purchase support only for the latest version.

Steven: You can upgrade it to the latest version Premiere Pro CS5.5 and purchase the support along with it.

Greg: That's appalling

Steven: Greg, you can contact  our Tech Support team at 1-800-833-6687 and check if they have a paid service or support for Premiere Pro CS4.

Greg: I don't understand. You just wrote that paid support is not available for Premiere Pro CS4. Is it available or not?

Steven: It is not available to purchase online. You can check with our Phone Support Team if it is available with them.

Greg: But you don't know if it's available or not - correct?

Steven: I don't have any information if it is available with the phone support team or not. I do know it is not available to purchase for old version software online.

Steven: Is there anything else I can help you with?

Steven: I’ll remain available for another minute if you need further help.

Greg: I think it would be both obvious and helpful for Adobe's customers if the company's support representatives were fully informed about Adobe's support options. This is the second "live chat" that I've participated in to gain support for my product. So far, no actual help.

Steven: Greg, Live chat and Phone Support are different department.

Steven: We deals with only products that are available online.

Greg: Who all work for the same company, no? Don't you think you guys should talk with one another once in awhile. 

Steven: No, we didn't talk to each other as we are from different department and different office.

Steven: Please call them for more information about your querry, we don't have it online.

Steven: Thanks for visiting Adobe.com. Have a Great Day!

Thank you for chatting with us today.

You are not currently in a chat.

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To end the chat, Steven hung up on me although encouraged me to "Have A Great Day!" 

I plan to do exactly that but no thanks to Adobe.  

So after two live chats and opening a support case online (which Adobe withdrew without notifying me) it's still not clear whether Adobe can even provide support for this issue.  

Oh well.