Not only that, in case of the App store it also made me spend way less on paid-upfront as well. Time and time again, software I paid for was replaced on my device with shareware that nags me for subscription later on. Once you experience that maximal user-hostile conduct a few times, it makes you wary of "buying" anything in that ecosystem except for maybe the occasional 1$ throwaway thing— Why should I spend 69$ on an app that will most probably pivot to a "sustainable" rentsomeware model once they have milked the market of people willing to pay upfront, and, again, take the software you paid for away from you and replace it with shareware on your device.