> I'd paid for 2 years worth of CC (~£200) to use it once That's the reason why these companies are using this model. > with no alternative model for those l

> I'd paid for 2 years worth of CC (~£200) to use it once That's the reason why these companies are using this model. > with no alternative model for those like myself The market will always decide. Affinity for example, has some competitors for Adobe, and they make it very clear on their web-page with wording it as "No subscription. Only €54.99". https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/ https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/ The pendulum is at the max of one direction right now (in my opinion), and we will soon see it swinging back to its center (and of course to the other direction, as it always does)