Alan,

>Me? Clever? Alllllriiiight!!!

Then again, perhaps I'm just easily impressed... <s>

>Ok, while I won't really end up getting an ulcer over this, I do however, reserve the right to be trememdously unimpressed by (and the right to gripe about) the lack of common decency shown by any company who would back their users into such a corner. It almost feels like extortion and makes one wonder what little goodies they might come up with next time.

Yeah, I agree that it rubs me just slightly the wrong way as there won't be any choice, but I've seen it coming for a while now. I do believe that it will prove to be a good thing eventually and provide a better service - perhaps by allowing a "flexible benefits" approach to getting features (or entire modules). I kind of like the idea of only paying for what I'm using. For some though it will depend on the pricing structure and whether the cost is prohibitive. I can see, for example, where buying all the individual components of Office using subscription might cost more than what the entire suite cost as a product. If someone needs all of it then they will see it as unfair.

Renoir