The New "subscription business model": Have you completely succumbed to it yet?

[BKKKevin]

Would you pay $18 month for a warm butt?…. 
 

https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/12/23204950/bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature

[Negita43]

16 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

These days, I would never subscribe to any products from Microsoft, for example, such as Office.

I have Office 2007 (and 2010) which I never update) and about a couple of months ago they stopped working (I expect as a process to get me to update to office 365 - NO CHANCE). I use Libre Office - a learning curve but very similar to Office.

Similarly my GPS (SYGIC) offers me an "update" to premium for a very low price but I know if I bite that will be an annual subscription as opposed to my "lifetime" purchase for my original product and who knows what the next years "subscription" will be - I have asked but no answer.

I understand these companies have to make profits but now they want me to pay for their mistakes.

[jaywalker2]

14 minutes ago, Negita43 said:

I have Office 2007 (and 2010) which I never update) and about a couple of months ago they stopped working (I expect as a process to get me to update to office 365 - NO CHANCE). I use Libre Office - a learning curve but very similar to Office.

Similarly my GPS (SYGIC) offers me an "update" to premium for a very low price but I know if I bite that will be an annual subscription as opposed to my "lifetime" purchase for my original product and who knows what the next years "subscription" will be - I have asked but no answer.

I understand these companies have to make profits but now they want me to pay for their mistakes.

you can activate office for free (later versions as well). https://massgrave.dev/

[Negita43]

58 minutes ago, jaywalker2 said:

you can activate office for free (later versions as well). https://massgrave.dev/

Thanks for the link doesn't appear to support 2007 or 2010 which I have genuine licenses for but does supply url for 2016 download so I will give it a try tomorrow

Thanks again