Customers cool on subscription software

Providers must address right-to-use concerns: As an IT person, my biggest concern with the "subscription" model is, if the vendor jacks up the price beyond what we think its value is worth, if the right-to-use terminates immediately once the paid subscription is over, that leaves my company utterly at the mercy of the vendor.

In the normal model, if they do this, I can continue to run their working software indefinately while I replace it with a more competitively priced product.

Only for the most unimportant software would I consider the new model if right-to-use terminates immediately.; Posted by: mathandmetal Posted on: 10/19/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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