Software rental as a subscription service?
Isn't everyone, like, completely over that business model? Like people are figuring out that it's always a rip-off to the customers, right?
I'm pretty sure the pricing model is why everyone has near universally moved from Premiere Pro to Davinci
Resolve, at least.
I get that some software can easily continue making unlimited money forever from the sheer inertia of forgotten subscriptions and permanent customers who cant cancel because they literally died... but I find it hard to believe new software would be able to attract a new customer base using this rent-seeking behavior.
But maybe it's all just decoy pricing. They're setting us up for when Microsoft goes full supervillain and decides to suddenly force an update that makes 10 billion computers to owe them $300 a year or they'll destroy your property. BUT IT INCLUDES A $20/MONTH AI SERVICE AND A FREE GIGABYTE OF CLOUD STORAGE WHAT A GREAT VALUE!!