'Software as a service' is buzzword at confab

These guys just won't listen...: Software as a service (otherwise known as "Perpetual Wallet Exhaustion", or PWE for short) has not been, will not be, and stands no chance in hell of, being accepted by Consumers.

The main reason is they don't want to price it reasonably. If you sign up to 'rent' software like this, with no ownership, then you would expect it to be much, much, MUCH cheaper than software sold in the traditional sense.

But companies like Microsoft that keep trying to foist this upon their customers don't understand this. They want to take away the ownership (you know what I mean) AND continue to charge the high prices.

Not gonna happen. Not until they come to their senses.; Posted by: BitTwiddler Posted on: 03/02/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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