Re:Ableton Live 13
by butlike on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:09AM
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IS the idea that as the population increases, you'll always have a larger market share in in the future than you do now? Kind of like human inflation? If it's not that, I just don't see how they can keep the lights on month after month, year after year with single licenses.
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New sales, smart spending and low overhead.
Not everything has to be a billion-dollar swing.
Not everything should!
Totally. I was just remarking that the electric bill comes every month, but revenue only comes once and was trying to reconcile that. I suppose after a critical mass there's runway to keep the lights on and cultivate new customers, though.
Re:Ableton Live 13
by nonethewiser on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:44AM
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That's how software used to work. The flip-side is that you bought "as-is" and you couldn't expect updates. Hell you might even have to re-buy a newer major version.
Because yes it doesn't really scale. I've worked at a place with software like that and it creates a lot of bad incentives. Where I was they sold a lot of custom development for revenue beyond the upfront licensing and you can imagine the toll that wrecked on the codebase over time.