DropBox and Apple charge $100 a year for a terabyte of storage alone.
I really like JetBrains perpetual license, after a year, you get a permanent license to the version that was current 12 months from the time you subscribed - if you cancel your subscription in April 2018, you get to a license to whatever version was current April 2027.
As a professional photographer, Photoshop does provide value over time for me and my colleagues.
Why would you pay for something that you don't use?
I honestly don't understand what the problem is, if something doesn't add value, then why would you pay for it?. I don't see a real "issue" here.
It's a lease vs. buy calculation -- one site who did the math says:
> However, once you get past the two year mark, all bets are off—the subscription is more expensive than buying, even if you plan on upgrading every two years.
https://lifehacker.com/5904416/rent-vs-buy-is-adobes-creativ...
The issue I have is when this model is applied to certain software that doesn't directly provide added value over time (like Office 365 or Photoshop).
When I purchase software, I want the ability to clearly compare the available features (value) vs the cost at that specific time. This is why Sendy (https://sendy.co) received my business over MailChimp (https://mailchimp.com). The software I sell is also a pay-once model and I feel much happier knowing my customers are getting good value for their money.