This gets to the heart of the real question Cyrus should be asking; While the market of people who don't want to pay subscriptions might exist, is this the mar

This gets to the heart of the real question Cyrus should be asking; While the market of people who don't want to pay subscriptions might exist, is this the market you want to chase? Part of building a business is building a customer base. The more "repeat" business you get, the better the business is. Building your business by targeting people who are cheap (aka Price Sensitive), who are explicitly not going to spend more money with you is not a great business model. And before thinking about support contracts, or upgrades, remember you are self-selecting people adverse to paying. Of course cheap people also expect (endless free) support. So just as you're frantically trying to make enough new sales this month to, you know, eat, there's some guy on the phone who bought your software 5 years ago trying to move it to his new laptop... So yes, of course a market exists. But you might also wonder if it's a market you want...