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That's just it: they are. The Marketplace is a good thing - but creators are going to adopt it as their primary (and in some cases only) method of distribution. Existing creators have less reason to abandon their third party sites (because 4.4 and down still have a viable market) but new creators will not bother, and just sell via the Marketplace.
Was it always the case that you had to be subscribed to get third party plugins? Because going forward that is going to be a deal, unless creators are willing to give you files outside of the marketplace.
Also note that not everyone buys plugins at the same time as renewal of their main licence or ties their renewal of plugins to the renewal of core.
Me personally, I don't see a fundamental problem with this approach - just call it what it is and be clearer about it; it's evident from this thread that not everyone has understood the nuances here.
Was it always the case that you had to be subscribed to get third party plugins? Because going forward that is going to be a deal, unless creators are willing to give you files outside of the marketplace.
Also note that not everyone buys plugins at the same time as renewal of their main licence or ties their renewal of plugins to the renewal of core.
Me personally, I don't see a fundamental problem with this approach - just call it what it is and be clearer about it; it's evident from this thread that not everyone has understood the nuances here.