[qwertyuiop12]

No. I don’t want a world with subscriptions for all.

Sure, it’s the best for the product, but it is stupid pay a sub for something like a calendar. Think if you pay for system tools like file manager, custom configurations…

[sokoloff]

I also tend to dislike subscriptions, but some things are more natural as subscriptions than one-time purchases.

My cell phone service feels entirely sensible as a subscription. In other cases, either could be sensible and which is “better” is subjective. I used to spend a lot more buying CDs than I spend now on music services and my casual music experience is way better now and I wouldn’t want to go back.

For a productivity tool, I’m okay with recurring billing and then it’s just a matter of the price. I’d rather pay $100 once than $20/mo, which is a little content-free as it’s close to saying “I can’t find a bond paying 791% annual interest”.

[beingflo]

I understand where you're coming from, but this seems to be a web app with sync across team members etc. So there is recurring infrastracture cost to the provider, of course they charge a subscription. As the article point out, they want to provide sustainable pricing.

[pjmlp]

I do, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Tools_(software)

You have to thank people for not wanting to pay for desktop software any more, so SaaS is the only way left.