Open Source Business Challenges and Reality
Personally, in the past I never had a problem with paying a reasonable price for software if I end up “owning” it as the result of the payment, allowing me to use it in perpetuity. I especially liked some products that came with “lifetime updates”, eg FL Studio, where a purchase entitles you to future updates providing bug fixes and new features free of charge. I also like Jetbrains subscription model that allows me to use the current version forever even if I stop paying subscription.<p>But as the time went on - more and more restrictions were put on the purchase: can’t install on multiple computers in a household, the key cannot be reused when reinstalling, immediate absolution when continuous operation requires paid updates, and finally - full on subscriptions that don’t result in ownership. As the result of all this my desire to buy software ran out.