Hi Olde Soul Photo. I agree with you that $50 isn't much for most professionals. Here's the deal: Internet is pretty much internet, no matter if I pay Verizon or Comcast. If Comcast gets crazy expensive, I can switch to... well, not Verizon, I mean really,... but you know where I'm going with this right? Adobe After Effects is not easily replaceable. I am not complaining about Adobe's product being better for me than another company's product. I am just fully aware that, now and in future, Adobe can mess with me in ways that Verizon can't. What many old school users dislike, is that this used to be a product one could own. Only through technical advancements (everyone has Comcast or Verizon... ) has it become feasible to now take users money on a monthly basis. In the long run, most of us pay more than with a "perpetual license model", or as I call it, because I like fancy words, a purchase. Just sayin.
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