I agree completely! I do not get my tools on a subscription basis (the closest thing might be a loan for a large piece of equipment, but that is really between me and the bank, not between me and the tool manufacturer). I think the idea of “subscription software” was created when the vendors found that people were no longer slavishly buying every new release, because the existing release was quite adequate for their needs. It is a way to force people to support the revenue stream even if they are deriving no incremental benefit.
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