I really hate how every company is trying to become a subscription company nowadays. Currently I have several devices constantly nagging me to sign up for some subscription. It is very annoying. And I certainly do not look forward to a future where I will have to pay a monthly fee for every object in my house.
In my opinion, this is capitalism at work in its soul-crushing reality, which optimizes growth and profit at all costs. Subscription-based products and services simply make companies much, much more money, very often with a worse user experience. I loathe today's subscription-based and constant update world, where nearly everything you use is sliding around underneath you as it changes and you pay it a monthly fee.
It only does so with our (average) consent. If more people refused to buy these things, and were willing to invest in non-subscription model then we'd have those options too.
A major problem is people wanted SaaS like free upgrades and maintenance for life at a pricepoint that hasnt risen in 30 years. I remember buying video game cartridges for $60 in 1990 ($120 in today's dollars). No updates, no support, no cloud servers to keep running.
Now people balk at paying $60 dollars for a MMO game, expect constant updates and the server should "not have a subscription fee". It's been a race to the bottom along with our collective experiences.
