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What exactly is the difference from paying up front? There there's even less incentives to fix bugs, fix broken functionality and god forbid new functionality.
by lawn 3y ago
What exactly is the difference from paying up front?
There there's even less incentives to fix bugs, fix broken functionality and god forbid new functionality.
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- labcomputer 3y agoThe difference is that with upfront payment developers are forced to actually add features that provide more utility. Otherwise customers don’t upgrade. With SAAS you have to keep paying, even with if the software is completely static with no new features or bug fixes. As for bug fixes, do you think I am more or less likely to recommend your software to my friends if it is full of bugs and you don’t fix them?
- skydhash 3y agoYou buy what is offered (and a support period in most cases). Not a promise. No one buys a consumer car and expects it to run on water the next month.
- eastbound 3y agoPeople totally buy Tesla and expects them to be self-driving next month. Every month since 7 years.
- robinsonb5 3y agoIn the case of Sage, the difference was about 500% cost increase for each of my two small businesses.
- PeterisP 3y agoWith SAAS, if the software is barely usable but lacks competition, vendor gets paid even if they don't fix bugs or broken functionality. When paying up-front, there always is competition - your own old version; so the vendor has strong financial motivation to make improvements since the recurring "maintenance" upgrade revenue is conditional on them, unlike in SAAS.