I miss the days when you could buy a piece of software -- like, physically buy a license that allows you to use it in perpetuity on your own terms. Then, if you want to pay for some hosted features, it makes sense to have a subscription. But the default cloud subscription dependency business plan immediately turns me off to any product. I've got too many damn subscriptions, and I can't take on any more.
I see the same problem with many products nowadays. There is a whole part of the economy following this and I wonder how so many users can cope with it.
Examples:
- Adobe (PS, ID, AI,...) all cloud + subscription model since CS6 is gone
- Music (Spotify & Co)
- Movies/Series (Netflix, Amazon,...)
And there is many more not only focused on software products. That is why I pirate stuff first and then try to buy something that offers value to me (like vinyl from bands I like to hear) while supporting the real minds behind the work (I don't like companies just (ab)using their power for profit like amzn without delivering real value themselves).
