[Spooky23]

I think this is death for small developers. How many "easy monthly payments" do people want to deal with?

Microsoft and Google can add little features that do just enough to wipe out niche products and make their suites stickier. Example: Google Docs voice dictation

[microtonal]

I think this is death for small developers. How many "easy monthly payments" do people want to deal with?

Also, people will be comparing subscription prices to Microsoft et al. If I am paying ~$7 per month for an Office 365 subscription[1] that comes with Office, 1TB OneDrive space, Skype minutes, etc., $4 for some small utility would be overpriced.

[1] I actually pay far less, since I can use the academic version.

[Spooky23]

Exactly.

How many Dropbox customers went to that model for free, even though OneDrive is a garbage product in comparison?

[Elepsis]

Not that many people want to deal with "easy monthly payments." Which is why most small developers should be charging their subscriptions annually.