I sympathise - because it's not for everyone - but it's inaccurate to say the Cloud is only good for heavy users. Adobe has plenty of casual, freelance and student users. They also offer month-by-month plans, cancel anytime.
They're up to around 37 million subscribers now which is 3x what they had with perpetual licenses.
Creative Cloud User Base Surpasses 37 Million Paid Subscribers | ProDesignTools
Like it or loathe it, the subscription model is wildly successful.
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