> Do you work in tech? Like writing code? Yes and yes. Perhaps with the exception of showing the source code, these things we're discussing are things that us

> Do you work in tech? Like writing code? Yes and yes. Perhaps with the exception of showing the source code, these things we're discussing are things that used to be quite common place, i.e. you could buy and own a piece of software with one upfront payment and it didn't track you. I have very hard time believing that things that were the norm a short time ago are suddenly now impossible or prohibitively difficult. I can understand a company pursuing things like a subscription model and expansive tracking. It's potentially more profitable, just like making it very hard replace in iPhone batter is more profitable. However, it doesn't make it right and is one of reasons a lot of developers don't like to pay for modern software. Nobody likes being fleeced and developers are in the best position to call bullshit on software. In terms of getting new features. I will (and have) pay for a new version of a piece of software a useful feature appears. Most new features in subscription based software are just fluff designed to justify the ongoing monthly charge.