I hear what you’re saying, and even agree with it in principle. To provide a counter example, I subscribe to Ulysses. They embody “subscription for access done

I hear what you’re saying, and even agree with it in principle. To provide a counter example, I subscribe to Ulysses. They embody “subscription for access done right” (at least so far). I liked the app enough that I bought into that promise, and so far, the developer had delivered with excellent updates over time. What I dislike is that there’s no guarantee this will be the case. But to be fair, this is how reputations will be built: both good and bad. Developers who build a bad reputation will not succeed in the long run. It sucks that someone had to be the guinea pig though... So while there’s risk in buying the promise, it can pay off. I’d still prefer the “subscribe to updates” approach.