[ghaff]

As with other ideas mentioned, depends on the app. In general, I think people have a limited appetite for subscriptions because every subscription is a "money leak" to be monitored and managed. There is something of a trend in that direction but I'm skeptical that it becomes the standard way to pay for software.

[J3L2404]

Saas sucks for the user but is great for the developer because people forget to stop the service. Also that protects them from copyright violation, which most users of this site believe is their natural born right.