Yep, I avoid it like the plague.
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I’ve drastically cut down as well and it was a huge gain for my bottom line in my budget spreadsheet. Even so, I think I have too many?
- Apple One Family
- Dropbox (might cancel soon)
- Xbox Game Pass
- Amazon Prime (5% cash back card pays for it 5x over)
- YouTube Premium
- Apps:
- Paste - pasteboard manager (I hate they forced this on paid users for $10/yr)
- RadarScope - well worth it for this weather nerd
- Nova - code editor
What sucks is that many devs have removed the purchase option outright, only subscriptions available. If both options existed, it would be a better choice.
The only ones I have left is $10.99 for Apple Music for my CarPlay, $0.99 for 50GB iCloud, and $35 for DayOne which I will ditch next year.
Internet and mobile services existed well before software subscriptions were a thing. People back then didn't advocate to remove software ownership and make it subscription just because we pay rent or we lease a car.
One of the best selling apps on the appstore is Procreate still doesn't do subscription.
To be completely honest, I am still a beginner. I haven't had the chance to get totally acquainted with Adobe software. When I discovered the other apps I decided to change on the fly because I prefer to not have the pressure of monthly payments and buyer remorse if I don't use the app "enough" each month. But per expert opinions, they are worthy alternatives, even if ofc not the same. Here you have a link to a fairly recent review of each_
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Sorry I don’t understand? Many companies used to have limited licensing which is now considered subscription, and the problem is they removed perpetual licensing completely.
The assumption is, you are paying/funding the software company to provide a tool that will return equitable financial (or beneficial) improvements to your livelihood.
In reality there is a limit to each tools value and possible useful growth that tool can provide.
So when that tool is at the limits of your needs you should not be forced to continually fund that tools advancement down paths that do not benefit your needed intent,
…just to have continued access to it.
You are not saving with subscription models and you actually are paying a premium for “single”use.
That perception of “a deal” is only based on the framework that is being offered which is anti consumer.
If you actually follow that frame work you are saving less, ie. losing more over the short term if limited use is needed and losing more if daily use is needed but the tools advancement do not financially increase adequately.
Every probability is factored into what will grow them the most money, not you.
Think about the early “get an iphone for $50 on a locked 3-5 year contract”. They generally worked out to 20%+ higher cost (the longer the contract the lower the loss) vs buying the phone unlocked/outright and managing the provider/contract through those years, matching it to your use cases.
What if you had to give the phone back to the contractor when the contract was up? This is what is happening now with software/media.
Actually, even then for the longest time providers used locks to de-incentives resale, and incentives that exact reaction, “ I can’t use this phone elsewhere, so options? keep using them or donate phone? buy a new one?”
Public awareness was made so more people understood they could remove those locks… but then a new fight to stop the ridiculous $50 unlock fees had to be done, reigniting the same questions, “old phone can i sell for more than $50, new phone? new contract only $75 now….”
Companies bank on what you said and amplify that message because that narrative doesn’t financially stunt them, any cost that comes from that narrative is better than the narrative that shows us what they have actively keep taking away. Don’t allow different core principles and laws to be redefined on their benefit with non-tangible items. The core principles as consumers should remain the same.
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Is it wrong to totally agree with it while spending some hundred € per year in subscriptions?
Apple is preparing a subscription framework for its products.. don't ask that question too loud lol