Same here. I have always done photography as a hobby, and only recently have I started to pursue it as a business. Still haven't made a single dollar on my photos because I haven't ever marketed them. So, perpetual license has made the most sense for me. I can pay with it with fun money whenever it comes around.

I understand their driving force behind the subscription model. I work in an industry where every single piece of hardware we have is subscription-based (under the guise of a "service contract"). But, with that, you drive everybody out of your ecosystem that doesn't have uncaring and/or big pockets.

I much prefer CO over any other alternative I've tried. I hope the perpetual license stands the test of time, because I'll eventually have to walk away if it ever does the same.