[Domenic_S]

Agree 100%. The subscription model is nice for a business but for an individual it's death by 1,000 cuts. Think about all the things you're paying monthly subscription fees for... Netflix, Hulu, XM radio, Spotify, Gamefly, Xbox live, your MMO of choice, cell phone, hosting your VPS, internet access, cable/satellite, of course not to mention rent/mortgage, electricity, water/sewer, etc.

So many services are competing for your $10-$100/month these days it's ridiculous. Let me own something. Let me pay you one time and be done (hello, Amazon Prime!).

Once I gather my thoughts I'm going to write about the end of the monthly subscription. Personally I think much harder about a $10/month subscription than a $25 "one"-time purchase; I wonder if we've reached an inflection point where most people do, or if most still see it as "only a couple bucks a month"?

[lukeschlather]

That's because a $10/month subscription is likely $60 at a minimum. $3/month like Pandora or $1/month like WhatsApp are better comparisons for a 1-time $25 charge.

[hnriot]

XM radio?? Is that still alive? I haven't heard anyone mention that in years. I guess it still is.

[Domenic_S]

Yeah, it's "Sirius XM radio" now, and I got used to it when it came 90 days free with my car. So now I pay something like $8/month to listen to it.