There are a few issues here that may be related but easily confused.  I am not against subscriptions but that is different from the cloud.  I have a subscription for Vue Studio which allows me the next update of the program but I still get a local copy.  It saves me money and avoids having to find large lump sums when there is a new release which is often at time when my finances are low.  I have no real issue with that.

Paying for a subscription for Intenet access to a program is a complete no-no in my book and if any of my software goes that way, including Poser, I will be opting out.

I do use the cloud as a way of giving other people access to my photographs and the like but I am careful about the photographs and personal information that is available (hence my aversion to FarceBook and Twatter).  Finally I always make sure nothing is placed on the web that I do not have a local copy of.  Defeats the idea of the cloud for many but I am only really using it as a transfer service.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.