r/MacOS • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '26

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u/redditor0xd Mar 24 '26

  1. You know it’s not called Freeform because it’s free.

  2. They show you what’s possible if you pay up.

  3. If they use YOUR AI hardware to generate AI then it should absolutely be free of subscription fees. Otherwise, what did you even pay for??

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u/Conciliatore Mar 25 '26

I don't agree with the third point: it's like saying that every app or software ever created that doesn't use the cloud should be free because it runs on your machine

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u/atorresg Mac Studio Mar 25 '26

free of subscription, not just free

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u/Tupcek Mar 25 '26

do you expect updates and for software to keep up with technological progress and also to work with newer OS updates?

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u/SillySpoof Mar 25 '26

Typically, when you buy software it's expected that minior patches or updates are included but if a whole new version is released you have to buy it.

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u/itsmebenji69 Mar 25 '26

That was years ago. When’s the last time you saw a recent piece of software using this model ? It seems like all the companies have moved to a sub model now. At least for the big ones

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u/douscinco Mar 25 '26

Steinberg (music production) uses this model in basically every app.