Bent Measuring Stick

(If you remember when renewing software didn’t feel like a subscription.)

Office Productivity Software (1995 → 2025)

1995 Price — A standard office software suite typically cost $200–$300 as a one-time purchase.

2025 Price — Comparable software now commonly runs $70–$100 per year, turning a tool you owned into a perpetual toll.

Inflation often slips in through business models rather than price tags, quietly converting ownership into obligation. And when the measuring stick bends, even doing basic work begins to claim more of the hours we traded to earn it.

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