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Re: [News] Paying for Software Acquisition -- Antiquated Notion



"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1209182.GFnhHynWJU@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Does Anyone Buy Software Anymore?

,----[ Quote ]
| Big shifts are taking place in the software industry. For most of
| its history, software has been bought much like a load of bread: you
| buy it, consume it, then at a later date you buy some more.
|
| But this model is fading. Large companies, who get some (or much) or
| their software on a license basis, are moving away from purchasing
| software. Models like software as service (SaaS), renting rather
| than buying, are fundamentally altering the software business.
| Also tipping the apple cart are open source and wireless
| applications.
`----

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/netsys/article.php/3647966

And he concludes ...

"So massive changes are overtaking the software industry, yet the old basics of quality and customer service are still major factors. But a desire to stick with the known and established might be the most powerful force of all".

Sometimes I wonder if you read the stories associated with the headlines you quote. If you do, you must be doing this newsgroup as a fulltime activity.





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