Neil, I find it ironic that you say I have a "strong emotional reaction" to this issue. If you compare our posts, it's pretty clear which one is using more emotionally loaded language. Hint: Writing words in all caps, using exlamation marks and of course using words like "So flipping WHAT?! ". I also notice the rather lame debate tactic your try to use, in which you constantly try to bring up how "funny" you find the arguments of your opponents. Too bad that I'm not really interested in what your particular sense of humor deems funny, I'm more interested in the actual arguments and facts. Let's take a look at what, if anything, you have to say as actual arguments. Oh, yea, I'm SO worried my marketing secrets are SO important they'll be shared by the NSA! Here your great rebuttal seems to focus on pointing out how unimportant the work you do is. Based on that attitude I'm sure it stays unimportant in the future as well, so I guess you are right about not having to worry about intelligence agensies being interested. So I'm willing to grant you the point that people doing unimportant work, and seeking to do so also in the future, won't have to care as much about industrial spying. I didn't say anything whatever ... nor imply anything ... that I had ANY emotional attachment to ANY kind of purchase/delivery model. Your communication style does seem pretty emotionally charged. I would also like to point out that I have nothing against subscriptions if perpetual licences are also offered. When the subscription was voluntary during CS6, I was happy about having that as an option. I'm advocating for choice. I'm not sure why you would consider that to be a bad thing. But you don't know what they'll (Adobe) be charging in future years!" is such a pile of bunk. YOU don't know what the per-license for anything YOU'VE got will be in several years. Instead of attacking my argument, you try to make the argument that I won't know the costs either. This is clearly false, since my cost of using my Adobe products is zero dollars for as long as I want. I have perpetual licences. You apparently are rather unaware of how many people do thoroughly enjoy renting or leasing apartments, houses, and cars. I would argue most people would rather buy those things than keep renting them year after year. Renting a car for a day? Might be okay. Renting a car every day for 10 years? Doesn't sound very smart to me. I've rented, owned, and leased all kinds of things. Somehow, I've survived! Amazing, that ... really! It's not about survival. Why do you have such a strong emotional reaction to subscrption models? I have presented you factual arguments, not emotions. Your own post seemed to include a lot of emotionally charged words like: "humor, worried, TERRIBLE FEAR, humorous, I'll laugh myself silly, Silly argument, Amazing, that ... really! So flipping WHAT?! extreme, quiver in fear, Wow, just bizarre, insulting, I'm not stupid, intimidated, funny, intimidated, fear, sad" I do find your clear assumption that you've got the FUTURE spelled out so much better than anyone that doesn't agree with you rather insulting to the intelligence and character of all those who don't choose your line of ... reating. I never said I know the future. But I can make educated guesses based on the facts of the situation and past behavior of Adobe. I can also look at the evidence of NSA spying on foreign companies and acknowledge they seem to have every intention to continue doing that. I recommend you try to not get insulted at someone predicting what the future might bring. Predicting future outcomes is one of the most important skills we humans have. When any company I deal with changes the "deal", I make decisions and roll with it. Seems like you cheer for reactionary behavior. I personally don't think that alone is a good enough strategy to deal with the world. I'm not stupid, vapid, or a dependent child, nor intimidated by anyone. But I do find the whole tenor of this thread funny. Or I wouldn't be bothering with it. I'm certainly not intimidated by the level of reasoning in the arguments here. You seem to have the need to do a lot of convincing of how un-intimidated you feel. Living one's life in such fear ... well, it does seem sad, after a while. I'm sorry to disappoint you but I don't live in fear. That's because I have eliminated the threats that could create fear. For example, I know my most important work is safe from online threats, because my computer doesn't go online. Absolutely no fear there. I also don't enter into business deals that have unpredictable future costs. No fear there either.
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