I can understand both sides of the equation. I have been getting weary of spending a whole lot on subscriptions on things that don't need be subscriptions.

However, as a developer of small desktop application (which doesn't have recurring costs), I do want to enable subscription to continue to support the application. I still haven't because I'm torn as a user as well as developer. Of course, there is the fear of angering the existing users.

I think people will have to vote with their wallets to the things that they need. If a developer can't pay the bills, the application will be mothballed eventually.