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any subscription service that doesn't deliver new value each day or month, like the Adobe suite(s)

• ronsor 2y ago
  In the case of Adobe, you're paying for continuous updates and their added cloud services (or other functionality which requires their servers). Also Adobe's subscription pricing (per-month) is significantly less than the retail cost for a one-time purchase of their software without future updates. Meanwhile one does not pay for continuous updates to a particular novel or a movie. Even if they do pay for new installments in a series, they do so separately.
  • drdeca 2y ago
    > Also Adobe's subscription pricing (per-month) is significantly less than the retail cost for a one-time purchase of their software without future updates. And the per-second pricing is even less!
  • bluGill 2y ago
    Adobe presumably also fixes bugs, so hopefully you are getting something better over time. I've in the past wore out a favorite book and since it was in print bought a new copy - and found the same typos that were in the previous copy.
  • benj111 2y ago
    I'm sure thats what they say you're paying for. I suspect you're just paying a monopoly tax.