It's likely because I buy 'individual' license, so my costs are lower, but I'm not sure what's all that 'ridiculous' about the subscription. If you pay for a y

It's likely because I buy 'individual' license, so my costs are lower, but I'm not sure what's all that 'ridiculous' about the subscription. If you pay for a year, you get that version forever, just without updates to newer versions. VERY similar to ... back in the 90s... going to a store and buying a CD with software on it, and using it 'forever'. Eventually, it didn't work with newer stuff, so you upgraded to a new version (with more money).