[jk563]

Get where you're coming from, but I don't think they're entirely wrong. Whilst you can't buy Photoshop once now (your point), there are plenty of models where the choice is still there. Netflix and Spotify both have one-off purchase equivalents. You can still buy Jira as a one off purchase instead of SaaS.

[jakelazaroff]

In case it's unclear, the "one-off purchase equivalents" to Netflix and Spotify to which the parent refers are iTunes, Amazon, etc.

[gowld]

Those aren't one-off for the same product (full catalog unlimited access); those are pay-per-use instead of pay-per-calendar-month

[jakelazaroff]

That's true. Maybe magazines and newspapers are a better analogy: you can pay for single issues, but plenty of people still choose to subscribe.

[jk563]

Sorry, yeah, this is what I meant.

[cyberpunk0]

Please describe how Spotify and Netflix offer these lifetime price one-time purchase options.. quite well hidden in their exclusively subscription pricing

[moorhosj]

Spotify has its own no-purchase equivalent, the free version of Spotify.

[tjoff]

They are not equivalent.

[moorhosj]

And what is the one-off equivalent of Spotify? Is it closer to the paid version Spotify than the free version of Spotify?