mldavis2 wrote:
While you are able to purchase LR in boxed version right now, it is very possible, if not probable, that Adobe will switch LR over to subscription-only as they did Photoshop. If you're not using Adobe products, I'd think long and hard before heading down that path. As advised, if your software is currently doing the job, why switch to another learning curve to do the same thing?
Actually Lightroom and Elements are the two programs that Adobe said they would maintain as hard copy programs for those who do not wish to subscribe.