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Re:Apple has damaged the perceived value of software by Arizhel on Thursday May 04, 2017 @11:33AM (#14265574)
>Look at it like this: if you hire a plumber to install a toilet in your home, would you accept it if the toilet was 'free' but you had to pay a fee for every usage ? Hell no. But you'll gladly pay the plumbers hourly wage and material costs.

Never say never. Years ago, the answer would have seemed to be an obvious" hell no", but these days with X-as-a-service it really seems like a lot of people would be perfectly happy to pay a per-use fee for their toilet as long as that means they never have to pay an upfront fee to have it installed or repaired. Just look at all the people happy to pay a recurring fee for Photoshop.

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