&gt; It&#x27;s not about the money, it&#x27;s about the principle. Poor people rent things. That&#x27;s how they stay poor. How would you feel if you woke up one morning and couldn&#x27;t go buy some eggs from the supermarket until you joined their club for 100$ a month? You&#x27;d go to another supermarket. What if you couldn&#x27;t buy a car, only lease one?<p>Wow, you&#x27;ve just explained so well why I feel uneasy about all this switching to subscription payments for locally install-able software.<p>I mean, there isn&#x27;t that much change, and it&#x27;s even cheaper upfront, but... there&#x27;s something about it. Not being able to own the stuff you&#x27;re using every day (and depend on) is that <i>it</i>. It just kinda feels that you&#x27;re owned instead.