Monte, I agree with you 100%, but honestly I have found it not necessary to purchase programs like this or very similar. You can bet that prior to the 1 year license expiring there will be another promotion on a subsequent version of the software offered for free like this one. It is a pain to have to keep downloading, installing and registering each year, but maybe that is just the price you pay (vs $$$) to use the software for a year.
I agree with you definitely that I would rather PAY for a lifetime license if offered than keep getting the free version each year.