I tend to apply this thinking to my software purchases as well, but in the spirit of conversation I’ll offer that I also make exceptions for software I find to

I tend to apply this thinking to my software purchases as well, but in the spirit of conversation I’ll offer that I also make exceptions for software I find to be 1) fantastically good _and independent_, or 2) only make sense with an Internet connection and/or requires or includes some kind of vendor-specific remote service.