Yes, I know Duane, it was I who posted about where on the Adobe site you can find it to buy a perpetual licence.
But, as I also said, it is only a matter of time before it is completely subsumed into the CC subscription model.
It bears noting that we are after all discussing a direct replacement for Aperture rather than an entire PS suite, so you're not comparing like-for-like.
My copy of LR4 cost me about £60 as I recall, not $600 (~£350).
CC LR in the UK is about £9/month - say ~$15
Accordingly, one year's CC subscription costs me substantially more that what I paid.
Doesn't sound like a good deal to me.
I think you have to accept that, regardless of the fact that you feel that the sub model is good for you, others feel it is not (and may never be) an acceptable alternative.
However, I suppose this is rather taking a tangent off from the OP which is after all about an Apple product, so I'll leave it there