How do you figure subscriptions misalign incentives? The alternative, of selling upgrades, incentivizes devs to focus on new shiny shit that teases well. I instead rather they focus on making something I get value out of consistently.
- Mental peace: if product X does what I need right now and I can count that I will be able to use product X five years from now to do the same thing, then I'm happy to pay a lump sum that I see as an investment. Even better, I feel confident that I can integrate product X in my workflows. I don't get that with a subscription product on the hands of a startup seeking product-market fit.