![]() Today's offer may be of interest to anyone (should it install and run) who has not seen or heard of anything better. When freeware can do much the same or even more of what paid software offers then the subscription model is just a rip-off. Whether one pays a relatively small amount for a one-year licence, or even or a one-time bigger amount - it does depend on circumstances, operating system and whether the software is at all worth any money. Subscription is not even offered to software run on outdated Windows OS, mainly because of the inherent security risks. Thee are many quality software makers who calculate subscription fees with the intent of having a large base of regular subscribers in preference to the old way of selling once in a while. In the case of today's one year for free software you get what? Certainly no quality raw converter included, judging by the general the samples on the maker's page, not one pic of face recognition plus tweaking. In Lightroom face recognition works (LR is part of the photography bundle, Photoshop the other). Usage also on 1 PC, 1 notebook + some cloud storage. The subscription also includes 1 TB of cloud storage and usage on 1 notebook.ĭeal, if it did not include anytime free change to Mac, notebook usage,cloud storage, moderate, but fair.Īdobe's subscription fee to their photography scheme is absolutely fabulous. I subscribe to the complete M$ office for a yearly subscription fee for which I would have had to pay 4x the amount of the annual fee. ![]() I'd agree with you completely but for the fact that subscription can be advantageous if the company actually does what they all promise, and that is let you have well-maintained and regularly updated products. While I personally dislike the subscription model, I don't feel that I can expect any company using it to give away more than a 1 year subscription. That said, once a developer makes the decision to use a subscription model for a product, their giveaway options are limited - it's extremely rare for any developer to give away a license that includes all future versions of software they normally charge for, since there would be almost no incentive for anyone receiving a giveaway to ever buy a copy. Adobe & Microsoft, or when that's the only way a product is sold, e.g. IMHO I think they're successful most often when the product is too expensive to be purchased outright anyway, or when they have a unique product with a large business user base, e.g. the product owner gets a steadier flow of income, which they like, but they in turn have to convince customers & would-be customers that it's to their benefit as well, usually at a minimum by making the subscription price less than the full purchase price.
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