Although I think having a larger upfront price tag will make it more likely someone will make use of whatever they buy, particularly if it's not a trivial amount of money relative to their own finances. There's definitely pros and cons to each in a contrasting fashion. I really hope the "consumers" (I put quotes because we're better described as creators, but in this industry we technically do count as consumers) in this industry are smart enough to vote with their dollars effectively. I'd rather that than have months where I'm like "I might have to cancel my iZotope subscription for a while to save a bit extra." I've been voting with my wallet on this and encouraging others to be aware of this and make an educated decision for their own situations. I understand perpetual subscriptions are very good for business, but it's not friendly to long-term consumers as the cost piles up over time and ends up overtaking the original upfront cost if you use it long-term (again, good for business, I understand) many of us have enough bills to pay as it is, so it's very attractive to be able to buy and own outright perpetual access to a creative tool, and just not worry about it anymore. Pay monthly until your total amount paid adds up to the overall upfront cost of the plugin, then you own access to it forever. Splice is, to me at least, the ideal way to do subscription payment plans for creative software. I didn't like it then, and I like it even less now.
Am I right in assuming that this whole subscription-based move in the creative industry snowballed from Adobe's decision to go all-in on their creative cloud stuff? That's the very first time I ever saw a creative-tool company go subscription-only.
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