This has resulted in the phenomenon of the "instant millionaires", those clever individuals who design special packages and patent their use. They understand the user's particular needs and therefore design a package and sell it.
套裝軟體通常是用戶購買後直接使用，若有不合則自行按說明略加修改，便宜又方便。因此目前除較特殊、或較大型電腦的軟體採訂做方式外，幾乎全是套裝軟體的天下。