4 ms·
Software is made and supported by software developers and the developers want a recurring pay. Basically they want their employers to subscribe to their service
by dgudkov 5y ago
Software is made and supported by software developers and the developers want a recurring pay. Basically they want their employers to subscribe to their services. No wonder the employers transfer the subscription model up the value chain.
While there are cases of obvious abuse of the subscription model, in general, the subscription model for complex software is here to stay. Simple, one-off applications that don't require support or further development may not need subscriptions though.
- Tepix 5y agoIt's gone too far obviously. Software like Photoshop should be available to buy, if you don't want the latest features you don't pay for this year's update.
- dgudkov 5y agoYou have a point with Photoshop. Indeed, in some cases, a software application is so saturated with features that no new features are significantly interesting to the users, or the vendor can't figure out how to keep adding value. Microsoft Word is another good example. Demanding recurrent subscription for such software doesn't look fair and the vendor may abuse its market power and dominance. Although, I don't think there is any good solution for this issue except competition.