Not true of two big (and expensive) ones I use: Adobe and Autocad. I used to upg...

Consultant32452 · on July 19, 2017

Another way to look at it is that they were going to raise the cost anyways, at least now you get updates when they're production ready instead of every two years.

scott_karana · on July 19, 2017

Bug fixes always came out immediately for "major version" standalone license software.

There's 0 technical correlation between update delivery model and billing model.

Consultant32452 · on July 19, 2017

But we're not just talking about bug fixes, we're talking about "major version" releases also.

scott_karana · on July 19, 2017

Buying a product once and expecting subsequent updates is greedy, and I didn't see anyone suggesting that.

I don't think that really applies to the thread here, honestly. :/

Consultant32452 · on July 19, 2017

This is the post I originally responded to:

>I used to upgrade every couple of versions. This has ended up costing me way more. But I still pay it because I need the software. So I guess they win...

So my post makes perfect sense. They were going to raise the price on you anyways, so you were going to pay more either way. With the new pricing model you're paying more and getting versions you might have otherwise missed.