Re:FTC sues Adobe for hiding fees and inhibiting cancellations
by doe_eyes on Monday June 17, 2024 @04:01PM
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And we keep falling for it, too. Folks on HN and elsewhere are fawning over Fusion360, despite Autodesk having a long history of being worse than Adobe and pulling the rug on individual features more than once.
People spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers or CNC mills, but the idea of spending several hundred bucks on "buy-to-own" software is so outmoded...
The other reason you have all these subscription models is that they obscure the total cost of ownership. Spending $300 on photo editing software seems like a big commitment. Paying $20/mo for a decade is easier. But when you add Amazon Prime, Netflix, Spotify, Creative Suite, Office365, Squarespace, and whatnot, it's all of sudden a big chunk of your disposable income.
People spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers or CNC mills, but the idea of spending several hundred bucks on "buy-to-own" software is so outmoded...
The other reason you have all these subscription models is that they obscure the total cost of ownership. Spending $300 on photo editing software seems like a big commitment. Paying $20/mo for a decade is easier. But when you add Amazon Prime, Netflix, Spotify, Creative Suite, Office365, Squarespace, and whatnot, it's all of sudden a big chunk of your disposable income.