It looks to me like you validate your machine, then download the software. You either buy Creative Cloud at $50/mo and have access to a bunch of adobe software, of pay $30/month for access to just photoshop. With paid access you download the software and validate your machine once a month, so there is only a need networked once a month. You are fed updates when they are ready, assuming you have a internet connection, or when you are ready if your connection is periodic.
It might not have the upfront cost, but it will cost significantly more. If you upgrade periodically, like many do, every other product cycle, you pay $200 every 2 years. If you just get a photoshop subscription at $30/month that costs you $720 every 2 years.
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