I have changed my mind about subscriptions, and, after a long hiatus, have re-upped for Photoshop/LRC. I was still using CS6 and others. But I decided, my prejudices aside, by any reckoning, Photoshop at $119.88 a year is a bargain.

I have spent more than that every year of the last several years experimenting with retouching software that were second rate compared to Adobe’s offering.

I still don’t like subscriptions, but I realized it is now a way of life. I have a list of over 20 subscriptions – things I can’t get otherwise. You Tube TV and five other TV streaming services, Quicken, a monitoring service for a Generac generator, four monthly insurance payments, FLO Sports, Cloud storage services, and a smattering of other commitments. I decided what Adobe had pulled off wasn’t anything unusual.

I still don’t like autopay for anything. I trust Adobe less than I trust most others, such as Amazon Music or Apple TV or Public Storage. But they’ve got the goods.