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by latexr 1632 days ago
Companies move to subscriptions because it’s more lucrative to them, not because customers prefer it.
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What else could prefer mean in this case other than that people are willing to pay more money when it’s a subscription?

Of course people rather pay $10 x 1 than $10 x some number greater than 1. They rather pay $10x1 than $100x1 as well. All else being equal people prefer to pay less for things.

When more are willing to pay $10x20 than $100x1 I don’t know what you’d call that other than expressing a preference.