wac
Senior Member
It's an interesting quandary. I was sceptical of the new subscription based pricing system initially but it actually encourages people to own a legitimate license whereas before they may have (ahem) sought the software out via alternative means (of course no Design Forums member has ever illegally obtained software).
The second boon is that, whilst you will pay more for the software in the long run compared to buying and keeping the same version, the industry (annoyingly) necessitates that you always have the latest version for those times when clients send you files that you would otherwise be unable to open.
What annoyed me about the system was the way they immediately started to introduce additional benefits like program addons etc but only to Cloud subscribers, essentially leaving full paying customers out in the cold.
All in all I think a subscription based program is better, especially given the price of the full packages and their limited shelf life.
I don’t think this is the best strategy for all software companies however and the Microsoft office subscription is far too expensive. Unfortunately, as someone who used the beta version for several months, I had to subscribe as several of the features had become invaluable to me.
The second boon is that, whilst you will pay more for the software in the long run compared to buying and keeping the same version, the industry (annoyingly) necessitates that you always have the latest version for those times when clients send you files that you would otherwise be unable to open.
What annoyed me about the system was the way they immediately started to introduce additional benefits like program addons etc but only to Cloud subscribers, essentially leaving full paying customers out in the cold.
All in all I think a subscription based program is better, especially given the price of the full packages and their limited shelf life.
I don’t think this is the best strategy for all software companies however and the Microsoft office subscription is far too expensive. Unfortunately, as someone who used the beta version for several months, I had to subscribe as several of the features had become invaluable to me.