Re: 'It'll be ugly when half the software industry goes away' - pundit

[John Bailo <jabailo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Roy Schestowitz wrote:

> Mind you, I mentioned Web-based software because it's a classic example of
> ad-assisted and support-based business models.

Quite the opposite.

It's an attempt to make the user pay for specific functionality that can 
be intergrated at a detailed level.

Example: Paying a fraction of a penny to use a postage calculating web 
method versus buying a total Postal Package for $40 bucks.