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The hatred comes from their proliferation. With what seems like damn near everything moving to a subscription model, it's more money out of my pocket for usuall
by Karunamon 5y ago
The hatred comes from their proliferation. With what seems like damn near everything moving to a subscription model, it's more money out of my pocket for usually what amounts to rent-seeking (i.e, demanding more money, more often, whilst providing no additional value).
That last bit I don't believe applies to 1Password, because there are certain things you can't do without some kind of centralization, and the article makes that case.
...but look at something like Adobe CC, what exactly does moving from a purchase to a subscription benefit me? And let's not forget about the more subtle effects, like losing the right of first sale, silent T&C changes, mandatory updates, etc - things that are only to the vendor's benefit.
- afarrell 5y ago> what exactly does moving from a purchase to a subscription benefit me? Trust that the company which provides something you need is far more likely to continue to be around. Suppose you tell your employer that you're taking a 1-week vacation. How does it benefit them for you to do that?
- sleepybrett 5y agoultimately? less guillotines in the parking lot.
- themacguffinman 5y ago> what exactly does moving from a purchase to a subscription benefit me? It keeps the vendor financially healthy, stable and willing to keep developing the stuff you use. Would you want to dedicate your work into a product for meagre & sporadic standalone payments pressuring you to endlessly churn out marketable feature upgrades with little time for maintenance work just to barely make ends meet? No? Then why on earth do you expect other software vendors to do that? Even Bitwarden pushes subscriptions. I'd love to see how many developers who complain on HN about subscriptions actually make a living primarily from selling standalone software to consumers.
- Karunamon 5y agoThis is a lame justification; software companies were quite capable of sales rather than subscriptions and have been throughout most of their existence. This model is simply more lucrative and strips customers of a number of their rights which are inconvenient for corporations.