The issue is, if you stop paying, does that mean your hardware stops working? That your files are no long accessible? There's also a not-so-good incentive of t

The issue is, if you stop paying, does that mean your hardware stops working? That your files are no long accessible? There's also a not-so-good incentive of the manufacturer not having to worry as much about QA because it's a given the fixes / maintenance is going to be paid by the subscribers. That is, no sense increasing quality if the lack there of doesn't effect margin and perhaps is even rationalized as justifying the subscription model.