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Because a subscription pricing model brings in more money and a more predictable revenue stream. Most people selling apps on a pay-once basis can't afford to su
by jmcgough 5y ago
Because a subscription pricing model brings in more money and a more predictable revenue stream. Most people selling apps on a pay-once basis can't afford to support it and develop new features indefinitely, so they move on to the next project and it goes into maintenance mode, only getting updates when a new OS update breaks it.
Also needs to pay for the cloud servers running it lol.
- SPBS 5y ago> goes into maintenance mode, only getting updates when a new OS update breaks it. I don't see anything wrong with this. Users buy software because it solves their current problem now, rather than a possible feature in the future. The revenue stream is definitely more reliable though. Just that as a user I wouldn't mind if the software I bought today stays that way forever, and as a developer I wouldn't mind developing software to completion then leaving it as that.