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Are we starting to see a reversion to the paid model as the best way to sell software and software services ? Personally, I hope so.
by TimJYoung 16y ago
Are we starting to see a reversion to the paid model as the best way to sell software and software services ? Personally, I hope so.
- wladimir 16y agoI have no problem with that either. In that case, micropayment needs to be dead simple though, I don't want to fill in my personal and credit card details for each site. Both from a privacy and convenience perspective that's a big no-no.
- ryanmickle 16y ago+1, me either. But once they're in, life is easy. Just ask Groupon or any slam dunk subscription site.
- niels_olson 16y agoThis. My personal prediction: It will go the way of auth, where known trusted companies become the custodians. I'm willing to bet Facebook, Google, Apple, MSFT, and others with large subscribed bases are nursing at least one, possibly several, entrants into this space, but are waiting for evidence that people actually grok micropayments first.
- TimJYoung 16y agoGood point, and we're already seeing things heading that way with app stores cropping up everywhere. I'm sure that there will be something similar for web services soon enough.