There are cases when subscription model works better. Usually that's in commercial use (for financial and support reasons), but lately it started to creep into amator usage too.
I am still using the one-time payment (lifetime) version, but I see both sides of the argument as valid.
Lifetime upgrade is $90. Annual license is, with current sale, $49. The cut-even usage duration is minimum 23 months. If upgrade evey 2 years I save a bit of money, buut if I upgrade yearly, I lose. Plus I can't use all the plug-ins with my forever license.
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