The Picard ManeuverEverything wants me to pay rent
MrJameGumbI don’t see how that’s a “boomer” complaint lol I’m a millennial and don’t know anyone that’s excited to pay monthly fees for something they already bought
dreamless_dayBecause software needs to be maintained. Well at least most software that has a subscription model is maintained and gets regular updates. People don’t work for free, you have to pay them
That’s the result of a fucked business model. Many software devs came and went prior to the subscription model. Technofeudalism is not wanted by anyone but the software publishers.
I don’t think you can compare software from 20 years ago to software today.
Things got way more complicated and applications require a lot more work
To them, it’s the perfect business model. Keep you customers in perpetual debt, and dependent.