I just flat out refuse to use it if I feel the subscription is rent-seeking. So far I don't feel like I've missed out on any must-haves because of this policy.

I just flat out refuse to use it if I feel the subscription is rent-seeking. So far I don't feel like I've missed out on any must-haves because of this policy. One thing I'd like to pay for but won't because of rent-seeking subscription is Roland's VST audio plugins. I'd happily pay hundreds of dollars for them if I could BUY them, but that's not an option. Instead, I'm holding on to my Roland XV5080 hardware synthesizer module, instead of replacing it with the software alternative, which I'd very much want.