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All software has an expiration date. Because realistically, you can’t run software bought for Windows XP, because Windows XP is at end of life. Some software r
by WA 5y ago
All software has an expiration date. Because realistically, you can’t run software bought for Windows XP, because Windows XP is at end of life.
Some software require APIs that cost money to run. Like collaboration features or some number crunching things.
Most software must be updated continuously, because that is the expectation of some users, some platform owners (App Store, the OS, …).
In reality, most software has an expiration date and you can calculate the yearly fee from the expected time till EOL.
Now, the subscription fee can be higher than a one time fee, or not. Depending on your usage.
- tenebrisalietum 5y agoI'm not so sure. I've heard of people keeping a version of XP running to run DAW software, never connecting it to the Internet, because newer versions of Windows have higher audio latency. Old games also don't expire--I'm sure some people still have their DOS machines to play old games, just like people keep their old game consoles. Also some software is more or less "done". What more does Word need in it, for example?