this is reason why I want to own everything. Silicon valley wants everything to be subscription based which many people are fine . But the day they lose the account they realized the problem created due to subscription model. Own More Rent Less should be encouraged.
As soon as the internet came along out came that damn let's rent everything mentality. The internet allowed vendors to lock users in to renal agreements as they're a much more profitable business models. Never mind the fact that the rental model doesn't guarantee you better software - in value for money terms, you'd be better off having stuck with traditional upgrades.
Remember, this model has been around for yonks. Go away on holidays and you've turned the power and gas off beforehand and you still have to pay a connection fee even though you've used nothing - and despite the fact that the wires and pipes to you house were fully amortized many decades ago. Same goes for phone and internet services.
Right, it's a ripoff, that's why I use open software whenever and wherever possible.
