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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Using subscription-based services to provide stuff you depend on, particularly the ones where there's no alternative (like the Adobe software), just isn't smart.
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Only if I put all of my eggs in one basket. I'm not that dumb. A lot of people are not that dumb.
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
And yes, I do think some subscription-based services are both wrong and evil.
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Now THAT sounds pretty dumb.
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
For example, I'd never pay even one cent for a Windows-as-a-service subscription. I'd rather toss all my games in the bin (or run them on an older computer as long as it'll last) and move to Linux.
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That's you. You are not the paragon of technological sense and sensibility..
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
You pay for convenience.
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Yes. As people are quite wont to do.
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
You pay to NOT have control over you stuff, including what you're going to pay in the future.
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I do nothing of the sort. I have complete control over where I choose to keep multiple incarnations of "my stuff" and complete control over who, and how much, I'm willing to pay for each incarnation of "my stuff." Because--once again--I'm not an idiot. I don't put all of my eggs in one basket.
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
If people keep adding subscription-based services, they'll be paying tens if not hundreds of euro's a year, and the rates in the future will only go up.
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That's of no concern to you whatsoever if you have no intention of ever using them.
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Originally Posted by Katsunami
You can switch to something else; but I'm convinced, that in the end, only Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon will be in the cloud business. All the others will either have gone bankrupt, or they'll be bought.
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To which I say, "so what?" I'm not going to deny myself conveniences I value today, out of fear for potential future problems that I've already safe-guarded myself against. If/When I find the convenience is not worth the price, I'll stop paying. At that time, none of "my stuff" will be stranded or lost. It will be safely present in several other locations. Just like it always was. I'm not afraid of adapting to new technological climates. I've done it fairly successfully for most of my life.