To some degree I understand the problems with subscription based services. Especially for hobbyists (like myself, I try to convert though) this is a dealbreaker. But lets face it, iirc...
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Just my 2 cents
It's not the price. It's just another automated cashflow.
(I don't like this - so i also still use photoshop CS3 - it has all i need)
But there's another thing with C3 - the online project storage with all it's negative aspects)