[WarmWash]

Users want a one time payment of $150, for a 50 million LoC software product, and then get 10 years of support.

Everyone here slinging mud, while getting paid out of the SaaS pot. Would windows be a better product if it was user focused but cost $40/mo? From Microsoft's POV it would probably kill numbers.

[rawgabbit]

Two wrongs don’t make a right. What matters is being upfront and transparent. Microsoft could just have said the initial license is just that. If you want updates be prepared to pay.

[zigzag312]

There are more than 10x more users than lines of code