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Because, nearly 100% of the time, a subscription is cheaper for the average end user, especially one who doesn't want to be stuck using some old version that th
by nomel 5y ago
Because, nearly 100% of the time, a subscription is cheaper for the average end user, especially one who doesn't want to be stuck using some old version that they paid for a decade ago but have used relatively sparingly/non-professionally.
- laserdancepony 5y agoNo, they just do it to mask the TCO of their product. Dumb people pay more. End of story.
- nomel 5y agoI think the answer is somewhere in between. Looking at their growth shortly before implementing this, the conclusion of y ourreductionist statement would appear to be that smart people cause companies to eventually go bankrupt. Obviously, it's not as simple as cheap = good.
- HNHatesUsers 5y ago
- nomel 5y agoDoing the math, this doesn't seem to be the case for CAD. In 2016 (last year before subscription), Autocad was $1495/head ($1795 corrected). In 2022, the 3 year subscription is $4410, or $1470/year. So, assuming you upgrade every 3 years, it's 3x more expensive now. Looking at Autodesk profits [1], there was no real growth until 2014, then a steady drop towards 2016, which probably raised the alarms and required them to change something. After the subscription, there has been steady growth, with a little more than 2x from 2016 to 2022. But, in the grand scheme of things, $122/month is really nothing for a professional user, which AutoCAD is targeted at. 1. https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/ADSK/autodesk/revenue https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/ADSK/autodesk/reve...
- HNHatesUsers 5y ago
- majormunky 5y agoThese companies aren't moving to a subscription model because its cheaper for the users