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by slt2021 312 days ago
a lot of medical devcies are basically a single SKU, but with various features turned on/off based on license (bill).

same with cars, same parts with one SKU, but various features turned on/off allows car OEMs to make different price offerings at different prices to capture larger part of the demand curve

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Same with a lot of software: the binaries / SaaS are the same, but your features are determined by your license key and what your subscription plan is.
Yep. I detest that practice as well.
I guess there are times I don’t mind it - for example, if there is a decent free plan, I feel like the enterprise / pro users are subsidizing me :)