ecblackiii wrote:
There's another potential glitch in buying standalone versions. I bought lightroom stand-alone (on a disc) several years ago, but when I tried to load it on a replacement computer, the key did not work. When I called Adobe, I discovered that Adobe had cancelled both the registration and the key, so the software would no longer work. But they would be happy to sell me a subscription! To me that was illegal, but they can get away with it.
I pointed that out -- it's a one-use key. If you try to move it or if you format the computer you lose it and have to repurchase it.