Pay once. Use forever. Find the best purchase alternatives to subscription

Re:Pay once. Use forever. Find the best purchase alternative... by alanfranz on Sunday September 22, 2024 @05:30AM (#41615841)

I think the subscription model needs to be refined.

500$/year (invented amount) for a Photoshop subscription that I’ll use 3 times in a year? But when I want it, I need photoshop, not $SOMETHINGELSE. Sell me a $5/day license and I’ll be happy to pay every time.

Subscription model is ok for heavily used software, but doesn’t properly address whatever I use every now and then.

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Re:Pay once. Use forever. Find the best purchase alternative... by rustdeveloper on Sunday September 22, 2024 @05:50AM (#41615941)

There are also SaaS products with usage based pricing. It depends on what SaaS or software or product it is. Different pricing model works for different things.

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Re:Pay once. Use forever. Find the best purchase alternative... by alanfranz on Sunday September 22, 2024 @07:47AM (#41616389)

but sometimes the product I need doesn't offert the right subscription for me.

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Re:Pay once. Use forever. Find the best purchase alternative... by shahzaibmushtaq on Sunday September 22, 2024 @05:37AM (#41615883)

For 3 times a year, it must be free because I can read 3 articles a month on HBR and Forbes for free.

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