[joshmanders]

Which scenario would you rather have?

A: $3/mo

B: $72 with a year of free upgrades

[Longlius]

The latter, easily.

[joshmanders]

So you would pay what equates to $6/mo to have it all as a single charge once a year instead of monthly?

[0x073]

Its about "owning" and you can use the client for longer than this time.

This is why i love jetbrain, ITS a subscribtion, but you have a fallback licence.

[DistractionRect]

Most things are flat payment for the thing plus a support window (aka warranty period).

Just let me own it as is, and decide if I want to pay for new features/updates later. Plenty of software is sold under this licensing model, and it works.