To be fair and as the article points out, one big reason for subscription based model is because it's a very stable profit model, however this model is also ver

To be fair and as the article points out, one big reason for subscription based model is because it's a very stable profit model, however this model is also very one sided. I think however one simple solution is to push for legislation that forces companies to have a PayG model (pay-as-you-go), this will still make it profitable but also hopeful drive other models to the for front. But it wouldn't solve the elephant in the room: You essentially have 0 digital autonomy. This is something that has baffled me about people talking about privacy, how the tend to not bring up this very benevolent dictator unto the customer.