I turst application's auto-update more than users complying with windows updates. They tend to disable windows updates because "they are anoying, long and supposed to add more bloat and bugs and I never reboot my PC".
life time subscriptions always gets cripled as time goes by, to the point they become useless. Like forcing you to top up, or even worse to abandon and get a monthly plan for new features.
So does proton(mail). Don’t be fooled.