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I get the feeling this is something they always wanted, but the software business model had to catch up to that need. Thinking back to my first job as an EE in
by HeyLaughingBoy 8y ago
I get the feeling this is something they always wanted, but the software business model had to catch up to that need.
Thinking back to my first job as an EE in the early 90's, I clearly remember the new owner of the company who had been a CFO in his previous life, trying to figure out a way to move our hardware sales to a leasing-type model. His experience as a CFO led him to the conclusion that larger companies would prefer to bill items to OpEx rather than CapEx for just the reason you said.
- enraged_camel 8y ago>>I get the feeling this is something they always wanted, but the software business model had to catch up to that need. It's more that the need manifested itself with the economic crash, as companies realized they would rather keep as much cash as possible in the bank in order to more successfully navigate the uncertain economic climate. Subscription model satisfies that risk aversion.