Old news but definitely good. No downsides that I can see for the consumers. Sadly we have since started seeing all big companies move to a SAAS subscription-

Old news but definitely good. No downsides that I can see for the consumers. Sadly we have since started seeing all big companies move to a SAAS subscription-based model so in practice it seems to become less relevant with time as it's only meaningful on software under perpetual licenses. But at least Windows Server is still a big one that can save a lot of money -and that can also help struggling/downsizing companies by allowing them to sell licenses they no longer need.