[crazygringo]

> CAD software is a great example especially at larger orgs. Why should software be a recurring cost in the name of development and support?

But it always has been. Every larger org has always wound up purchasing upgrades. Not only for new features, but because professional tools often include all sorts of interoperability plugins and you need the upgraded ones to interact with other newer third-party products.

Maybe an individual hobbyist can get away with not upgrading, but upgrades have always been just a recurring cost for larger orgs.