1) Purchase software and pay additional for upgrades if you deem the upgrade worthy of purchase. 2) Go with the subscription model where " updates " are laughable because they don't need to entice you to keep buying their product, you already are.
Problem with #1 Your " purchased " software is only operational as long as the authentication servers allow you to " activate " it. The moment those servers are gone, so is your " purchased " software. So, while you're not paying for it as an
Sometimes, a third choice is necessary (Score:2)
The official options:
1) Purchase software and pay additional for upgrades if you deem the upgrade worthy of purchase.
2) Go with the subscription model where " updates " are laughable because they don't need to entice you to keep buying their product, you already are.
Problem with #1
Your " purchased " software is only operational as long as the authentication servers allow you to " activate " it. The moment those servers are gone, so is your " purchased " software. So, while you're not paying for it as an
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