One problem is that this has some externalities. Part of the appeal of perpetual licenses is that I know that even if there has been a nuclear war, if I have e

One problem is that this has some externalities. Part of the appeal of perpetual licenses is that I know that even if there has been a nuclear war, if I have electricity I can run Photoshop 5. Also, it makes much more sense for a large corporation to be exposed to the risks of investment return, i.e., it makes more sense for fixed-price software licenses. Well, maybe. Whoever has a smaller fraction of total expenses over cash reserves, and is this able to ride out a recession, should get the risk. In the case of a person with a big retirement fund, they should get the risk. However, in the case of someone living paycheck to paycheck, the company should get the risk.