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Most of the “software” mentioned in the post, are actually services (slack, zoom, tidal, etc). For many people, it is easier to accept to pay for a service rath
by andmarios 8y ago
Most of the “software” mentioned in the post, are actually services (slack, zoom, tidal, etc). For many people, it is easier to accept to pay for a service rather than software.
While I do use paid services, I usually “pay” (donate) for free and open source software. Why? It helps me get my work done, support is usually good, I set the price and I know that people who aren't as fortunate as I (being able to afford to buy software) can use it for free and get the same opportunities as me. :)
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoThe marginal cost for software is zero, the marginal cost for services is non-zero. This puts a floor under the price. People don't accept that they have to pay, rather they are given no choice.
- ajeet_dhaliwal 8y agoRight, mentioning Keynote and services like Dropbox (as done in the article) in the same way isn't quite right. Yes the marginal cost for another user on Keynote is zero but certainly not Dropbox or any other software as a service. If 2 people use Dropbox is may cost almost nothing but if thousands use it you either need a business model because costs could be significant or (like some of the big players) have another business group that subsidizes the running cost.
- dalbasal 8y agoOften.. but for a lot of software businesses, the difference between being software or software as service is a choice, and cost is often a minor implication of the choice.