[thebean11]

Wouldn't that be an issue with a $500 photoshop license too? You'd only get to use it a handful of times before the software stops being compatible with your OS (probably).

Subscription seems better because you can just subscribe multiple times for shorter periods.

[ghaff]

Certainly. Although, in my experience, you can usually keep older software running for quite a while. Maybe you even use a VM.

[freeone3000]

The compatibility with my OS is my problem, not Adobe's. At a certain point I'll need to buy another copy, but Creative Suite 2 runs just fine on Windows 10 ("the last version of Windows"), so that date is likely far in the future.

[sudhirj]

Yeah, this doesn't take into account the fact that you can activate you subscription only on the months that you actually use it. This is super-easy on iOS, buy YMMV on other platforms and payment methods.

[foobiekr]

I don’t want the mental overhead of this. Not to mention the dark patterns for cancellation that are prominent outside the iOS subscription ecosystem.

[thebean11]

Yeah that's definitely an issue. I'm not sure how Adobe's subscription system works, I doubt it's too bad though.

[ghaff]

I got a trial subscription to Adobe Acrobat to do some PDF optimization I needed done. After I did the task just went to manage subscriptions and canceled it. Was very straightforward.