Yes, that's one viewpoint.
Not mine though.
>I don't think MS is leading the way. Subscriptions are common for vertical market applications, although they may not be called subscriptions. Take a maintenance contract for example. It typically says you'll get any upgrades for the life of the contract...sounds like a subscription to me. What other vendors are learning is that subscriptions level out the cash flow and typically make you more money.
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>>IF other software companies are, indeed, moving to subscription licensing then you can bet your bottom dollar that it is because MS is leading the way.
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>>These others may well be first actually doing it, but that is only because it is far easier for them to do so than it is for MS.
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>>You make it sound like MS is only doing what others are doing.
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>>Jim
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