If the next cubase came with a subscription model only, i would change to a diffrent DAW first thing the day i would have to upgrade. I want to, at least feel that i own the software i bought, whatever the license agreement says. And i want it to work whenever i choose to use it.
Ive recorded 1000s of songs in various versons of cubase since the days of atari and i could anyday load up one of the old macs and use my old cubase software that i bought and own.
I generally dont like the subscription models in any software, as life is more and more dependent on PCs, i think its a dangerous way we are going when we dont own the software we need to use everyday for regular tasks.
I hope steinberg is only asking our opinion, but not considering a subscription model for cubase.