It’s not nessararly the pricing model, but subscription burnout. I know with Adobe they lost a lot users when they went to subscription based, because these home users and hobbyists are also paying subscriptions for all kinds of software. For corporations, government agencies and schools/universities it’s manageable, but not for the average home user. They say when Windows 12 launches, it will also be subscription based. I won’t pay rent for software!
I’ve been using CS6 for over 10 years, but when Adobe went to subscription based pricing with CS7, I stopped upgrading, and this is with employee discount through my sister. Recently Photoshop came up in conversation with my sister and she asked if I wanted to upgrade using her discount, but even with that, I would be locked out of the software if I stopped paying. With CS6, I’m still using it, without any problems. That’s the difference.
Can we know where you read that Windows 12 will be subscription-based to activate it?
They say within Windows 11, they’ve been adding incremental code changes, so eventually when Windows 12 launches it will be seamless transition from pay-once to pay-as-you-go subscription. Microsoft said the this is an exaggeration (linked), but others question why code has been added to Windows 11, which will eventually make this reality in Windows 12. You can judge for yourself. I plan to stay on Windows 10 Pro for as long as humanly possible. I see no reason whatsoever to do anything different.
Why do I have to renew my yearly video ai license from October 2nd now in March? I expect it to last a year…
Both of your licenses are active:
Were you able to resolve this @tjalve.aarflot?
also curious
No, I did not see that on mobile. Now the Video license expired and I lost the renewal price I was on.
