I feel like this comment was written by the head of monetization from Mythic Quest. It's clearly very biased against the consumer. > a yearly subscription is c

I feel like this comment was written by the head of monetization from Mythic Quest. It's clearly very biased against the consumer. > a yearly subscription is cheaper than buying outright That depends on how often you buy. If you bought every update for full price, maybe you're right. If not, the consumer has much more freedom to decide on their course of action, consider alternatives or just save money while sticking to the old version. Consumers are completely deprived of choice with the subscription model. > in some cases I no longer need the software, or now prefer to switch to a competitor Have you met Adobe? Those guys are great. They let you pre purchase an entire year of their subscription with no other options. Oh and you can't cancel in the middle, or rather you can, but don't expect a refund. It's so great they have this business model that allows them to rake in money while basically handcuffing their customers to their plans! The shareholders are ecstatic. > the idea of "owning" software feels positively archaic to me, as strange as "owning" a music album. This is starting to feel like a generational gap. I don't know how old you are, but perhaps being accustomed to subscriptions from a young age will make you more tolerant towards this business model. I think that anyone who owned their own music, and software, having total liberty and no dependencies on when you and how you can access your stuff, will find letting go of this liberty a difficult prospect.