I hate not buying programs. If I download a program, it supposedly still belongs to the company. This allows them to just take it back whenever.
I’d rather pay the extra to have something that belongs to me.
“If I download a program, it supposedly still belongs to the company.”
Even if you download the program it still belongs to the company. All you are buying is a license to use it.
I use to think that way until I started buying engineering software. The initial license for one package I use was $18,000, then every year, you have to pay the subscription of $2200. A new package was just released by their competitor that gives the same level of functionality for $120 per month with NO initial license purchase. Then again this situation is different then going out and buying a seat of Quickbooks.
With an OS I am with you. I have a few computers that I never put on the web. I have been buying up high end laptops (used) with XP. I need them for some of my shop equipment. I go crazy with unrequested mandatory updates from Windows 8. I can’t imagine how bad it would be if I have to subscribe every month to a Windows 10.