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28 Jul 2024 20:28:46 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Renting software  
From: clipka
Date: 15 Jan 2014 08:18:10
Message: <52d68a92$1@news.povray.org>
Am 15.01.2014 10:13, schrieb scott:
>> I don't think that's Gates' vision.  It's the wet dream of the entire
>> software industry.  Rather than selling a license that may never be
>> upgraded, they want you to continue to pay "maintenance" fees so you're a
>> source of continuous revenue.
>
> FWIW annual maintenance fees for engineering CAD/simulation software
> have been the norm for at least 10 years.

Yeah, but they're plaing in an entirely different league anyway.


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