Certainly there is a lot of rent seeking going on but I don't think all subscription models fall into that category. I think subscriptions to software can do a

Certainly there is a lot of rent seeking going on but I don't think all subscription models fall into that category. I think subscriptions to software can do a lot to bring in line users needs with company needs. Especially around security of purchased software - if there are no profits to be made as the software is already sold why patch security issues or bug fixes, your only goal is to sell the next one.