Here's what's wrong the rental model

The real problem with the rental model of the Creative Cloud (I won't call it "subscription" -- it's renting software) is this:
When I buy software (sorry, when I perpetually license it), I can save up for an upgrade and buy new software at my leisure. On the rental model, I have to make a payment every month.
It's essentially the difference between fixed costs and variable costs, but with this fundamental point. When I buy, I decide what I pay and when; when I rent, Adobe decides.
Some businesses may cope well with paying a fixed cost every month to Adobe, rather than a larger amount every once in a while. Some freelancers may be able to factor in the "software rent" to their invoices for the work they do.
For others, this will not fly, and if Adobe thinks there is nowhere else for professionals to turn, they are sadly mistaken.

In fairness, "cloud computing" and "software rental" are two different things.
Adobe have not done themselves any favours by calling their new service "Creative Cloud" -- witness all the questions about running apps in a browser and where your data is stored.
True, there is a cloud component to CC, and I accept Woz's point that there are problems inherent with cloud services. Adobe's cloud service has already had outages, which is unacceptable if you rely on it.

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