subscription +/-?

Hopefully the development pace stays within the range of the sweet-spot between the extremes. For my money (literally and figuratively), the Max upgrades that have happened since I've been on-board have been pleasantly *substantial*. It has not been hard for me to spot the increasing number of companies that appear to be doing more 'raising funding' than delivering a genuinely valuable *upgrade* (and Apple is among them-- but why it does it with Mac OS is a little confusing to me). Not that Cycling's are without issues, or that I have much of any idea what really goes on when development decisions are made (I remain an end-user). Max is not exactly analogous to a web browser (let alone a free one), in my mind, so the version-numbers don't scare me. I think the subscription is more geared towards students who need it for a class, or those who still want to try it out, but on a little longer-term basis.