Hello Everybody !
My comments to your questions:
1) CoffeeCup Software is NOT subscription based software, when you purchase software from us you are acquiring a PERPETUAL license for the software.
2) Software updates, support, free templates and any other great things we may come up with ARE INDEED a subscription and this "subscription" for Site Designer costs $69 per year at the moment.
You will receive ONE YEAR of free updates with your purchase, and you may use the last upgraded version during that year PERPETUALLY. If you upgrade your version beyond the free upgrade period, the software goes into trial version mode which lasts 7 days. Once you have then purchased the upgrade from your MyProducts area on coffeecup.com, the trial mode will automatically switch to registered/entitled mode.
I hope the way I explained this is understandable. We have implemented this so that we can keep on selling perpetual software licenses, but still have a way to receive compensation for the work we keep doing to improve the software and services we offer.
If you go to the MyProducts page on coffeecup.com you will always be able to download your LAST entitled version/build of the software.
I hope this helps, and I also hope we will continue to have your support in our current and future software endeavours trying to make Web Development a little easier with CoffeeCup Software.
happy holidays guys, and we will try to make stuff about the licensing more clear.
Hans
warmest regards,
Hans