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In a way we are moving towards a more honest/ethical way of marketing and selling/leasing games and software in general: SaaS, or subscriptions. Purchasing a s
by Dalewyn 3y ago
In a way we are moving towards a more honest/ethical way of marketing and selling/leasing games and software in general: SaaS, or subscriptions.
Purchasing a subscription very clearly conveys the ultimately temporary and ephemeral nature of the purchase.
Note: I'm not saying this is necessarily a good or bad thing nor whether we should like or hate it, I'm merely pointing out a shift in market trends.
- drivingmenuts 3y agoI'm not sure I see a difference between renting and subscribing, with regards to software. I do know, however, that I hate both models because both seek to milk the user for all they are worth.
- Dalewyn 3y agoI'm saying they're the same and that it is more honest, relatively speaking.