I balked when they went to the subscription model because of my, cough, “ideals”, but went ahead and gave them my credit card number and signed onto the PS/LR CC plan. If the answer is “no, I’d rent”, or any other scenario where the standalone option would cost someone more than the subscription model, then it actually is “about the money”. If it cost $1 a year to “rent”, and the standalone perpetual license version cost $300, would you still be buying the standalone version instead of “renting” constantly improved versions for 200 years at a $100 savings? What about what everyone spent on dinner last night? That meal was just “rented”. Having tools that just work is my strong preference. Playing IT every few months to keep my system up and running doesn't fit very well into that. I look to photography to spark joy in my life. It forces customers to keep abreast of compatibility issues or risk time-consuming support calls and/or re-installs. On top of that, take changes to the underlying OS software, which Adobe doesn’t control, into account and compatibility issues take on a new dimension.Īs a result, ongoing maintenance is now an end-user problem. I strongly prefer that.Īdding new features also comes with the risk of introducing bugs. The standalone model provides a choice as to how and on what I wish to spend I money. However, some new features don’t provide enough value to warrant my desire to pay for them. I oppose subscription-based models for a couple of reasons -īy my personal calculations, the subscription model is simply more expensive over time than the standalone one.Īdobe promises that we'll always have access to the latest features. Adobe’s products provide deep and genuine value and they deserve to be paid for them. I make my living as a developer and appreciate all the hard work that goes into creating and selling these tools.
That said, I’m happy to pay for software. The feature set is stunning and I'm very happy with all that's available to me with it. I’ve balked at all subscription-based software purchases and have been holding the line with Lightroom 6.8 on MacOS Sierra for my image editing and DAM.
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