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As it happens rental licence suits me well but I can understand those who have invested considerable sums in a perpetual licence would be concerned.
'Perpetual' licence versions were never upgradable without another fee/fresh licence at major updates. So in a way nothing has changed. The question which remains is, has there been a major update? That is more difficult to answer now since the continuous dribble of minor updates, I doubt we will ever see a 'major' update again. There will be a steady stream of refinements and additions as they come available. Hence my question in my previous post CC2015... Why not CC2016?
I have a perpetual licence for the entire Adobe Creative Suit CS5 but it hasn't updated for a long time, the existing features obviously still work well but of particular concern to me there have been many excellent and much needed (for me) features added to InDesign which I need for the publication of the book which I can't upgrade InDesign CS5 to. Online self publishing was in it's infancy back in CS5 days. Single elements of the Creative Suit CC are quite expensive, so I am stuck between two stools myself. That is why I feel the Photography Suit CC is such good value, I don't really notice £8 a month, I would notice another £18 on top of that for InDesign CC.
At some stage the 'perpetual' licences will grind to an end, probably when an incompatibility with a new OS creeps in. Apple are renowned for it. Perhaps OS 10.12, or 10.13? If you still need to use the software it means keeping a computer with an older OS just for that. Like I have to with MacProject.
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Robert.