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In that case the number of users who would buy x+2, x+3 is probably not half as many as users who bought x, x+1 and the developers would no longer be incentiviz
by renonce 4y ago
In that case the number of users who would buy x+2, x+3 is probably not half as many as users who bought x, x+1 and the developers would no longer be incentivized to build any more versions, making such a business unsustainable. And newer versions of operating systems, especially Windows, break old software like Office 2003 to ensure that you are using the latest version of Office 365 so they can profit. You can stay on Windows XP to avoid that, would you?
- wowokay 4y agoNot true, some things need to be updated with the OS, like Parallels.
- Swenrekcah 4y agoThere are other and more important motivators in the world than money… It is of course necessary to make ends meet and plenty of software shops do just fine with the business model of making a good product and charge for upgrades.
- viraptor 4y agoI'm not sure why you make that assumption. X+2 is going to be bought both by users happy with x+1 and by new users who only just learned about it. Why would that be lower than the original buyers? > You can stay on Windows XP to avoid that, would you? People do. But realistically either you'd upgrade your computer since XP was sold and get a new license included, or just pay for the update once in almost 2 decades. I don't get the issue you're trying to point out.