For some definition of “subscription”.
I came up with this analogy the other day. Believing “subscriptions are bad” is like believing cash is bad because a friend got short changed once.
There are so many different subscription models. I personally have one piece of software which I bought on subscription, I stopped paying that, and I still own and use it.
One app always contained the other two — Publisher. I’m astonished how few people know this, given it is literally the origin story of the Affinity brand. Yes, you had to own licenses for all three, but it could be argued you still do… they’re just all free.