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But this model introduces an incentive to artificially bump the major version ASAP so as to be able to charge again for updates. One way this happens is with fe
by j1elo 2y ago
But this model introduces an incentive to artificially bump the major version ASAP so as to be able to charge again for updates. One way this happens is with feature creep, to justify a new version every few months. A "done" application wouldn't reasonably get a new major version ever, so the software becomes ever-growing and then bloat ends up happening.
- thfuran 2y ago>A "done" application wouldn't reasonably get a new major version ever Did that company not want to make money? Even if they want to pretend their software is done, there is incentive to just change the name, add a new feature or two, and maybe poke at the UI so it looks different enough to be a definitely new product that you should buy and not mostly the same as last time.
- layer8 2y agoThere is the counter-incentive that people won’t upgrade if they don’t think it’s worth it. What you describe doesn’t usually happen, in my experience.