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Interesting dilemma - Should developers sell Subscription-based software or expensive Lifetime licenses?
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<blockquote data-quote="Electr0n" data-source="post: 763188" data-attributes="member: 70195"><p>It depends. If you're selling license for a particular product version then lifetime licenses makes sense, because the lifespan of the product can be pre-determined so you can estimate the cash inflows from monthly subscriptions, and estimate a "lifetime license" for it and sell it. Though it's not exactly a life-time license rather a one time payment. Much like windows does and that makes sense.</p><p></p><p>In case you want sell life time licenses for a particular product irrespective of it's version number etc, then it won't be a financially sound decision for the company. Sure upon inception it can do so, but a perpetual life-time license offer in such scenarios will either be crazy pricey or make the company actually lose money in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Electr0n, post: 763188, member: 70195"] It depends. If you're selling license for a particular product version then lifetime licenses makes sense, because the lifespan of the product can be pre-determined so you can estimate the cash inflows from monthly subscriptions, and estimate a "lifetime license" for it and sell it. Though it's not exactly a life-time license rather a one time payment. Much like windows does and that makes sense. In case you want sell life time licenses for a particular product irrespective of it's version number etc, then it won't be a financially sound decision for the company. Sure upon inception it can do so, but a perpetual life-time license offer in such scenarios will either be crazy pricey or make the company actually lose money in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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