If that's your thing, fine, why not? Just good to be aware of other powerful options out there...
That's fine. Yes it is possible to get quite good software for free. And I'm ok with this. But, as I wrote, £9/month is practically nothing for me and I've got really good tools. More. I remember 'the old, good days' when you need to spend (monthly) a lot of money for films, developing and prints ( yes, I'm that old
). And it was much much more than £9 a month and no-one complained. And I just like to work with Lightroom - it's just my choice. So if anyone can/want pay monthly then why not. If not - there's a lot of other options.