The subscription model works for many, but I personally hate the idea of not owning my software. Especially when it's mission-critical software like Photoshop.

The subscription model works for many, but I personally hate the idea of not owning my software. Especially when it's mission-critical software like Photoshop. It's the same reason I don't subscribe to all-you-can-eat music services and instead buy my albums one by one on Amazon. Yes I know it costs me more on average, but I like what I buy to be mine. Also, does this make it much harder to pirate Adobe products since they require constant activation? If so, I'm not sure if that is a good idea. Photoshop has had a strangle hold on image editing because so many amateurs pirate it at home and then force their boss to buy it at work. It was rumored that Adobe recognized this and actually had no problem with the piracy, realizing that they could make up for it with the high sticker price that legit customers paid. Now that a 14 year old can't pirate PS to muck around with, he might find that other image editors fit his needs and never become a paying Adobe customer.