I'm sorry but I don't understand the reasoning behind people saying "it's more expensive now because I can't skip versions". Buying a new CS "Master Collection" has always been expensive, $1600 or more as I recall. At the subscription's $50 per month after 2 years you're still saving money. As far as the backwards compatibility issue goes, you've always been able to save if a more compatible "earlier" file format and could always read a file from an older version. I don't see that changing. That really would be business suicide!
Please understand I'm not saying anyone's wrong but perhaps I'm missing something? I will say that I really don't like not "owning" the software (although in theory you never did thanks to the Eula). but we no longer own the books, music, videos or almost anything else digital that we buy so until the consumer wises up and starts really complaining about the new "digital serfdom" this is what we'll be stuck with. Now if you'll excuse me I have to finish my Kindle book and then download the latest Mad Men onto my Roku!
-Michael