That's one possible outcome, lets call it outcome A. The others that occur to me are that (B) software stays the same but gets cheaper, or (C) software stays th

That's one possible outcome, lets call it outcome A. The others that occur to me are that (B) software stays the same but gets cheaper, or (C) software stays the same and is still expensive but profits increase. I imagine companies would much prefer outcome C if they can get away with it, and will do everything in their power to achieve it. But they are subject to market pressures so may be forced into one of the other outcomes. What outcome do you think the market will force? Personally I think we will end up with a mix of outcomes B and C.