I'd rather not have a permanent licence to Photoshop through subscription than have a permanent licence to Photoshop through subscription, because ...
Basically, all I'm asking, is for you to complete that line in a single sentence.

I'm not asking you to compare products (I'm not knocking Photoshop), I'm asking you to compare policies.  I'm sorry Shane but you know very well why you don't want to answer it, and you know very well that I know why you don't want to answer it.  I could go on trying to get it out of you, but I suppose at this stage it wouldn't prove anything more to onlookers than constantly avoiding the question has already done anyway.

No need to answer the question above now, because continuously avoiding it has effectively done that for you.

Good luck with it, I just hope you don't ever find yourself needing it when the subscription fees become epic and your income becomes impossible.  If or when that happens, your Photoshop will disappear in a cloud of smoke, and they couldn't care less how much cash you fed them for it - you're left with nothing.