I think in some cases having a core paid/free owned software is good, then paying subscriptions for extra features within it. Additionally blockchain software is new area for example holding purchased tokens providing liquidity to the software company is another model to be explored.
But some software just due to the interconnected nature of it needs to be subscription based to cover the cost of running it before even getting into the ongoing development, bug fixes etc. In many cases I'd sooner pay for well maintained software than something under funded and as such not maintained. Subscriptions is opex vs capex meaning paying less than what a lot of software would be affordable to buy as a one off purchase at this point.
But some software just due to the interconnected nature of it needs to be subscription based to cover the cost of running it before even getting into the ongoing development, bug fixes etc. In many cases I'd sooner pay for well maintained software than something under funded and as such not maintained. Subscriptions is opex vs capex meaning paying less than what a lot of software would be affordable to buy as a one off purchase at this point.