Wolf, you are agreeing about something that is not the same thing as piracy.

Neither Shane, or you, or Moriador, or David, or in fact anyone else can give a reason why Adobe's system is fair in comparison to one that is a subscription, but also get's you a permanent licence.  You can't do it, because you know what you're supporting is wrong.  All Shane is doing is trying to avoid admittance that Adobe's system is a greedy unfair one, and the reason for that is because he either feeds them his own money, or is planning to.

For the final time, one of these systems is fair and reasonable, the other is greedy and disgusting - and ought to be illegal:
Now then children, let's put chalk to the board shall we, can you guess which one is fair and which one isn't?

Ok ... here we go ... and no cheating either ... no looking over your friend's shoulder:

Method 1 (as used by Allegorithmic and other decent software publishers)

• Pay a monthly subscription.
• Get a permanent licence as soon as you have covered the cost of one.

Method 2 (as used by greedy manipulative bastards like Adobe)

• Pay a monthly subscription.
• No permanent licence, ever.
• Pay a monthly subscription.
• No permanent licence, ever.
  ...
• Pay a monthly subscription.
• No permanent licence, ever.
• Stop paying the subscripton and lose everything you paid no matter whether that is $20 or $20.000.00 to infinity.
• Sorry, no licence for you, I don't care how much you paid, sucker.

If you want any credibility, then kindly tell me how Method 2 is better than Method 1 ... tell me how that greedy Adobe version is better.
I'm waiting ... start talking if you're capable of answering that one at all.

Cheers.