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by zlg_codes 993 days ago
Which interests are those, and how is a subscription better than a one-time purchase?

I smell dishonesty. SaaS is aligned solely to the business's interest. They control the code, they control whether you even access it after paying, etc. The customer gets no rights or considerations, so it's a one-sided transaction.

Just like Netflix and friends. I only do one subscription service and it's to play online with my niece and nephew. The rest of the subscription world can suck it, they want rent for Internet-bound software that spies and tells on you so they can sell data on top of your subscription.

Business cannot get software sales correct. Game makers did back in the 80s, 90s, and 00s before DLC became a thing.

One purchase, one perpetual license, no phoning home. Too hard to do for the modern commercial developer, it seems.

So, which interests of mine would a SaaS satisfy?