People used to pay a lot of money for desktop apps on windows - a lot of businesses used “enterprise software” since web apps were not a thing. There are still

People used to pay a lot of money for desktop apps on windows - a lot of businesses used “enterprise software” since web apps were not a thing. There are still companies / labs across the world that are clinging to older windows versions since they rely on them for desktop apps. Mobile apps? In-app purchases and subscriptions are the saving grace there. You get what you pay for.