That’s if you’re willing to submit to the Cloud model of doing business with Adobe, which I steadfastly refuse to do. If ever there comes a day when I have no choice but to run Lightroom by connecting to Adobe via the Web, that will end my relationship with Adobe.
I understand Adobe has adopted this pay-as-you-go model to create a stable revenue stream, but I firmly believe that a persons work station should be able to function fully (and indefinitely) as a stand-alone tool kit, without having to connect to anyone or anything outside the immediate environment.
Just because Adobe has crafted a Lightroom service that has the appearance of advantages geared towards the user doesn’t mean there are real, substantial advantages - it’s just Adobe changing the product to throttle usability and thus force the user to conform to a model that best fits Adobe’s needs. No thanks.