> which optimizes growth and profit at all costs It only does so with our (average) consent. If more people refused to buy these things, and were willing to i

> which optimizes growth and profit at all costs It only does so with our (average) consent. If more people refused to buy these things, and were willing to invest in non-subscription model then we'd have those options too. A major problem is people wanted SaaS like free upgrades and maintenance for life at a pricepoint that hasnt risen in 30 years. I remember buying video game cartridges for $60 in 1990 ($120 in today's dollars). No updates, no support, no cloud servers to keep running. Now people balk at paying $60 dollars for a MMO game, expect constant updates and the server should "not have a subscription fee". It's been a race to the bottom along with our collective experiences.