Subj : Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
To   : Michael Borthwick
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Apr 14 2023 06:31 am

-=> Michael Borthwick wrote to vorlon <=-

 vo> People will spend lot's of $$ on hardware, but skimp out on the software!

 MB> I don't mind paying for software but I really object to these
 MB> subscription models some software companies go for. Take Adobe Acrobat
 MB> standard.. $19 per month. $228 per year or if you need it for a decade
 MB> $2280.

If you need it occasionally, being able to pay for a month when you only
use it once a year is nice -- but thet's definitely an edge case.

Recurring revenue is their way - less peaks and valleys, no compelling
people to upgrade software (which seems like it was done mostly to
charge for a new version)

Now, with Office, you do get web versions of the apps and
OneDrive/Outlook. The Adobe value proposition is a little harder to sell
-- who needs another cloud storage service that only your creatives use?





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