Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now?

Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by phrom on Sunday December 18, 2022 @06:34PM (#34045660)

I love seeing how many people mention Jetbrains as a good example of a subscription model when this topic comes up. I agree. But I think the reason it is good is that a yearly subscription to one of their products can also be seen as a one off purchase of a 1 year older version of that product, with an accompanying free trial of their latest version. Then if you liked that trial, you get a chance to purchase it after 1 year, at a discount. And then another deeper discount after 2 years.

That's really hard to find a problem with, whether you prefer subscriptions or one off purchases. It's really a mix of the two.

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by aryehof on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @01:56AM (#34062532)

Rather than the purchase of a “one year older version” I think of Jetbrains as the following (if paying annually) …

Purchase and own the latest version of the product. Get to use (not own) new features and updates for the next year. At the end of the year, optionally repeat the above, albeit at a price discount.

Your paying for the product each year and cleverly incentivized to do so.

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