This thread has become another example of the geeks/creatives divide. A consensus will never be achieved.
I don't think so, I think the main differences here are how people use the software.
Lightroom isn't actually designed for photo editing although it can do that it is in the main a cataloguing system.
Because way back in the day Photoshop was so expensive many people who only required basic editing software used Lightroom for that purpose. Like with all things time moves on. Lightroom is more like it was originally planned to be, a professional tool for cataloguing images and making quick edits and is very much designed to be integrated with Photoshop.
That has left the people who only wanted Lightroom for basic edits behind, although it was never designed for them in the first place. They can't see the value in C.C because they don't use the software to it's full capability and don't appreciate what they are getting for their money. In truth its fabulous value and ridiculously cheap for what you are getting and much less expensive than what it used to be regardless if you are buying monthly or the even cheaper annual option.
As an example this may not be exactly right but it will be there or there abouts, I can't remember the exact figures. Previous to the subscription model this is around what I would have paid over a 5 year period for Photoshop and Lightroom.
Year 1 Photoshop £600
Year 1 Lightroom £80
Year 2 Photoshop £0
Year 2 Lightroom £0
Year 3 Photoshop upgrade £379
Year 3 Lightroom upgrade £60
Year 4 Photoshop £0
Year 4 Lightroom £0
Year 5 Photoshop upgrade £379
Year 5 Lightroom upgrade £ 60
Total £1558.00
However on creative cloud I buy an annual licence each year averages out at around £80 a year.
£80 x 5 = £400
Huge saving of £1158.00 over 5 years and C.C also gets regular updates every couple of months making sure we always have the latest software available. Plus with C.C you also get the mobile version of Photoshop and all of the other pre bundled apps including a free basic portfolio website.
It is incredible value. For those who never wanted Lightroom for its intended purpose and who only used its basic features, they bought the wrong thing originally and should have bought something else, it was never intended for them.