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>I think in the long-term, we are going to have to move to a subscription-based model where people are paying regularly for things they used to buy one-off. i.

>I think in the long-term, we are going to have to move to a subscription-based model where people are paying regularly for things they used to buy one-off. i.e. renting software. People don't want to rent software. Look at the (un)popularity of Adobe CC etc. to show that. This is why online activation/backend is just a bad idea in general.

PhantomGremlin 12y ago
> People don't want to rent software. Look at the (un)popularity of Adobe CC etc. to show that. Something I stole from the Internet a while ago: "What is it with these customer-oriented companies that forget where their money is coming from?" Look up the words "Monopoly" and "Oligopoly" Short answer is, they don't *have* to care. You want them more than they need you. To further the point, Adobe stock hit an "all time high" earlier this year, on better than expected revenue and earnings.[1] YOU might not like Adobe CC, but they're making plenty of money renting it to you. [1] http://247wallst.com/technology-3/2014/06/17/adobe-earnings-brings-all-time-high/ http://247wallst.com/technology-3/2014/06/17/adobe-earnings-...