Hacker News with Generative AI: Subscription Models

Adobe Cuts Perpetual License for Elements Down to Just Three Years (petapixel.com)
Adobe announced the latest version of its “Elements” creative software, Photoshop Elements 2025 and Premiere Elements 2025.
Software, Adobe, Photography, Subscription Models
117 points by asimops 47 days ago | 37 comments
Microsoft releases Office 2024, latest buy-once-own-forever version of Office (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft's push to get Windows and Office users to buy Microsoft 365 subscriptions can be irritating, but to the company's credit, it's one of the few that has continued to sell buy-once, use-forever versions of its flagship software after launching a subscription model.
Microsoft, Office, Software, Subscription Models
12 points by rbanffy 49 days ago | 0 comments
AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic (theverge.com)
AltStore, Subscription Models, Gaming, Epic Games, Grants
4 points by namanyayg 98 days ago | 0 comments
Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO (9to5mac.com)
Reddit, Social Media, Business, Subscription Models
17 points by FDAiscooked 106 days ago | 8 comments
Netflix's Password Sharing Crackdown Backfires with Slow Subscriber Growth in Q2 (vcpost.com)
Netflix, Streaming Services, Business, Subscription Models, Growth
5 points by belter 126 days ago | 0 comments
Majority of sites and apps use dark patterns in the marketing of subscriptions (icpen.org)
Marketing, User Experience, Subscription Models, Web Design
220 points by ReadCarlBarks 133 days ago | 235 comments