As a counterpoint, subscription means you pay even if the updates are subpar. So in fact subscription encourages lack of updates. Would you work hard if your bo

As a counterpoint, subscription means you pay even if the updates are subpar. So in fact subscription encourages lack of updates. Would you work hard if your boss can't fire you? With the traditional system the vendor has to work hard to put up an update that's worth it, and then you pay for it. Adobe were clearly struggling to provide good updates to their software for years, creators were always kidding they just keep tweaking the UI skin because they're out of ideas, so there's no point buying the new updates. So when Adobe went subscription-only, they did it under the pretense they'll be able to ship new exciting features every month. And of course... in retrospect they didn't. In fact their updates are even more minor than before.