Comments on: The Return of Paying for Software http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/ One foot in the muck, the other in utopia Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:28:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Windows Update » Blog Archive » Is The New Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade Worthwhile? - WindowsDailyNews.com http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/comment-page-1/#comment-313661 Windows Update » Blog Archive » Is The New Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade Worthwhile? - WindowsDailyNews.com Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:28:47 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/#comment-313661 [...] reading this, I instantly thought about Cote excellent post titled “The Return of Paying for Software” from last summer.  Cote wrote: “When it comes to making money with software, the iPhone App [...] [...] reading this, I instantly thought about Cote excellent post titled “The Return of Paying for Software” from last summer.  Cote wrote: “When it comes to making money with software, the iPhone App [...]

]]> By: Would you upgrade anytime with Windows 7? « rand($thoughts); http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/comment-page-1/#comment-313119 Would you upgrade anytime with Windows 7? « rand($thoughts); Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:52:34 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/#comment-313119 [...] reading this, I instantly thought about Cote excellent post titled “The Return of Paying for Software” from last summer.  Cote wrote: “When it comes to making money with software, the iPhone App [...] [...] reading this, I instantly thought about Cote excellent post titled “The Return of Paying for Software” from last summer.  Cote wrote: “When it comes to making money with software, the iPhone App [...]

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » Why Rail Info and the New York Times should indeed be free http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/comment-page-1/#comment-307897 James Governor’s Monkchips » Why Rail Info and the New York Times should indeed be free Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:32:16 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/#comment-307897 [...] I was reading an interesting post today by Rory Cellan-Jones about National Rail Inquiries decision to cut off a free service and replace it with its own for pay version. If you asked Cote he might just say that’s the way the wind is blowing - fee is the new free - The Return of Paying for Software. [...] [...] I was reading an interesting post today by Rory Cellan-Jones about National Rail Inquiries decision to cut off a free service and replace it with its own for pay version. If you asked Cote he might just say that’s the way the wind is blowing – fee is the new free – The Return of Paying for Software. [...]

]]> By: Will you pay for open source in 2009? « rand($thoughts); http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/comment-page-1/#comment-279724 Will you pay for open source in 2009? « rand($thoughts); Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:16:52 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/#comment-279724 [...] off, I think Dave is taking some liberties with Cote’s original prediction about paying for software. Cote wrote: “Small Change for Small Applications: When it comes to [...] [...] off, I think Dave is taking some liberties with Cote’s original prediction about paying for software. Cote wrote: “Small Change for Small Applications: When it comes to [...]

]]> By: Sean http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/comment-page-1/#comment-205241 Sean Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:39 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/#comment-205241 I think this culture is Apple localized. Windows developers seem to pirate their software, and Linux folks get it for free. I was just discussing this the other day with a friend, as I (as a Linux user) was stunned by the fact that if you want to use IRC on Mac you need to buy a $10 piece of software. I suspect that the culture which values paying slightly more for design is a culture that doesn't mind dropping $10 here, and $5 there for software that does small things on the desktop. So, while I'm sure that you are seeing this more and more, I'd be really curious if you are seeing it outside the Apple sphere of influence. I think this culture is Apple localized. Windows developers seem to pirate their software, and Linux folks get it for free.

I was just discussing this the other day with a friend, as I (as a Linux user) was stunned by the fact that if you want to use IRC on Mac you need to buy a $10 piece of software. I suspect that the culture which values paying slightly more for design is a culture that doesn’t mind dropping $10 here, and $5 there for software that does small things on the desktop.

So, while I’m sure that you are seeing this more and more, I’d be really curious if you are seeing it outside the Apple sphere of influence.

]]> By: TravisV http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/comment-page-1/#comment-204900 TravisV Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:11:25 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2008/07/28/the-return-of-paying-for-software/#comment-204900 It's amazing how reluctantly we consumers pay for certain types of (actually valuable) software when you consider the other types of abuse that we sign up for: With DirecTV or Comcast - you buy their hardware upgrades ("HD Receivers" for example), then they milk you for extra monthly connectivity charges. With credit cards, despite the fact that we're paying richly for short term loans, we're also now subjected to all sorts of b.s. service upsell attempts any time we talk to a human being (which people must be buying, based on how hard they're pushing it). And of course, if you actually sign up for one, it's auto- recurring billing (because they'd hate to lose you as a customer just because the service happens to suck). A lot of these practices that have been going on in the consumer / home services world (and particularly with monopolies) revolves around marginally valuable services that are presented in a misleading way, with predatory pricing and recurring billing schemes. And most of us are signed up. But if the online service that we've been using for free for five years and love to death all of a sudden tries to charge us $1.99 per year - well, dammit, we're not going to put up with THAT ;) It’s amazing how reluctantly we consumers pay for certain types of (actually valuable) software when you consider the other types of abuse that we sign up for:

With DirecTV or Comcast – you buy their hardware upgrades (“HD Receivers” for example), then they milk you for extra monthly connectivity charges.

With credit cards, despite the fact that we’re paying richly for short term loans, we’re also now subjected to all sorts of b.s. service upsell attempts any time we talk to a human being (which people must be buying, based on how hard they’re pushing it). And of course, if you actually sign up for one, it’s auto- recurring billing (because they’d hate to lose you as a customer just because the service happens to suck).

A lot of these practices that have been going on in the consumer / home services world (and particularly with monopolies) revolves around marginally valuable services that are presented in a misleading way, with predatory pricing and recurring billing schemes. And most of us are signed up.

But if the online service that we’ve been using for free for five years and love to death all of a sudden tries to charge us $1.99 per year – well, dammit, we’re not going to put up with THAT ;)

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