That model has some issues.
The first item works well. If budget is not and never will be an issue, use CC. Good, I agree.
But needing XAVC does not change my budget status.
Similarly, having CS6 already and wanting an upgrade does not change my budget status.
The problem here is that regardless of how I can make the subscription payments work in the short term (ie 40% off for the first year), the subscription model quickly returns to an equilibrium beyond my budget.
The funny thing is, the more I make from using Adobe stuff at work, the less time I have to make money from my personal copy. When I started using CS5.5, I had a few freelance jobs and made a few hundred bucks pretty quickly. But now I just don't have the time.
I find it mentally staggering that Adobe feels the need to put out surveys as if threads like this, almost constant complains on their facebook and actual numbers of adopters of CC still much lower than CS owners. Given that we have already passed the point where CC has become not cost effective for Production Suite users (just over 1 year in, with 40% reduction on the first year, the $350, which most users would spread over 2 years has gone away and has been replaced with $600/yr, breaking the average Suite user's budget), and we are well past the point where PS + AI users are in a budget over-run, it is inevitable that users are starting to face the reality of the unrelenting subcription "gotcha by the bawlz" model.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that this is going to be bad for them in the long run. Over the next 6 months, existing subscribers might even start decreasing (or it should if they are familiar with basic math).
So why does Adobe even need to ask?
Again, if I walked into MacDonalds and they wanted $25 for a burger meal, why would MacDonalds need to run a survey to determine if I am going to be a happy, returning customer or not?
This can only mean one thing.
They still have their heads buried in the sand and are doing their best to keep them there.
I think it would be appropriate if we started using the term "ransomware" for Adobe CC.
Recently, there was a new type of Malware called "cryptolocker". It encrypted your files so you couldn't use them unless you paid money. Refusal to pay money will render your files inaccessible.
Adobe now locks your programs and won't let you use them unless you pay them money. Refusal to pay money will render your files inaccessible.
Most businesses found that it was more cost-effective to just swallow the cost and pay the money to return to business as usual.
Many private users found the amount too much and chose to lose their files.
Functionally the same model.