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Re:Ask HN: Developers who sell desktop software, what do you... by TheMog on Thursday January 26, 2017 @03:16PM (#13494885)
A lot of the licensing systems I've encountered cause problems if you're selling to big corporations because they don't work well in locked down environments. Whatever you use needs to have an alternative way.

The other question is the ease of integration and the cost of the software - if you spend weeks integrating and troubleshooting it, I'd be tempted to forego it for anything but a high-value product.

Keep in mind that troubleshooting it will be an ongoing process when some paranoid BOFH has locked down the user's machine to the extent that they can't do anything, including their job.

Re:Ask HN: Developers who sell desktop software, what do you... by ezekg on Sunday January 29, 2017 @05:46PM (#13517248)
Good point. I'd imagine big corps would be more interested in an on-premise solution, rather than something that is hosted, e.g. SaaS.