Microsoft and Adobe switched to the subscription model a few years ago, a model that, in addition to reduce piracy rates, it also brings them regular income on a monthly or annual basis, a model that according to Patently Apple could be adopted by Apple with Final Cut Pro.
Apple has changed its trademark for Final Cut Pro, professional video editing software that is one of the few applications that Apple does not offer for free. According to this modification Apple could have the intention of changing the one-time payment model for a subscription one.
Patently Apple states that Apple last Monday modified its brand by adding the number 42 to the Nice Classification section. Class 42 identification is used to name a software as a service (SaaS) or a platform as a service (PaaS) and It is the same that we can find in the Microsoft 365 trademark registration (formerly known as Office 365), based on a monthly or yearly subscription.
Final Cut Pro X is priced at $ 329 on the Mac App Store. All the updates that Apple releases of this application they are completely free, so the only income that Apple generates with this application is from new buyers, although it is not the reason that Apple may be contemplating.
Apple's idea is likely to go through reach all users this application through a monthly fee, a monthly fee much more affordable than paying more than 300 euros for the application in a single payment, following the same path as Adobe with Photoshop, Adobe Premiere ...
Subscriptions have become more than usual in recent years for many developers, as they ensure monthly income, despite the fact that they are not liked by a large part of the users, but they are forced to pay them since they have been using the application for many years.