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How do you rate the ways you can purchase software?

Survey period: 5 Sep 2022 to 12 Sep 2022

Rate these 7 options, with 1 = "No way, ever", to 5 = "Absolutely support this model". Answer generally, if you can, and add you specific "it depends" caveats in the discussion forum

OptionVotes12345 
Outright purchase of software: Use anywhere, anyhow, anytime, forever3103%1%4%7%86%
Purchase a perpetual license per user3108%8%23%28%32%
Purchase a perpetual license per device31028%23%28%17%4%
Annual or Monthly Subscription31042%23%19%12%5%
No cost software, but with ads31032%26%23%15%4%
No cost Software that is a functionally limited version of larger version31011%15%36%26%12%
No cost Software that isn't supported31019%15%29%18%19%



 
GeneralWill I use it? Pin
Sander Rossel7-Sep-22 20:05
professionalSander Rossel7-Sep-22 20:05 
GeneralRe: Will I use it? Pin
kalberts8-Sep-22 14:24
kalberts8-Sep-22 14:24 
Generalsome of the "oldies" are still gold Pin
BillWoodruff6-Sep-22 22:42
professionalBillWoodruff6-Sep-22 22:42 
GeneralRe: some of the "oldies" are still gold Pin
Bassam Abdul-Baki7-Sep-22 5:17
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki7-Sep-22 5:17 
GeneralRe: some of the "oldies" are still gold Pin
Bassam Abdul-Baki7-Sep-22 5:19
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki7-Sep-22 5:19 
GeneralRe: some of the "oldies" are still gold Pin
BillWoodruff7-Sep-22 5:36
professionalBillWoodruff7-Sep-22 5:36 
GeneralWinZip ... Pin
Bassam Abdul-Baki6-Sep-22 9:09
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki6-Sep-22 9:09 
GeneralRe: WinZip ... Pin
Nelek6-Sep-22 14:46
protectorNelek6-Sep-22 14:46 
GeneralRe: WinZip ... Pin
Bassam Abdul-Baki7-Sep-22 5:13
professionalBassam Abdul-Baki7-Sep-22 5:13 
GeneralRe: WinZip ... Pin
kalberts6-Sep-22 16:41
kalberts6-Sep-22 16:41 
GeneralFunctionally limited Pin
kalberts6-Sep-22 0:28
kalberts6-Sep-22 0:28 
GeneralRe: Functionally limited Pin
PIEBALDconsult6-Sep-22 5:11
mvePIEBALDconsult6-Sep-22 5:11 
GeneralTicket card Pin
kalberts6-Sep-22 0:14
kalberts6-Sep-22 0:14 
GeneralRe: Ticket card Pin
Moshe Katz6-Sep-22 3:40
Moshe Katz6-Sep-22 3:40 
GeneralRe: Ticket card Pin
kalberts6-Sep-22 16:16
kalberts6-Sep-22 16:16 
Generalit all depends - plus one time purchase with X year of updates, update fee after Pin
maze35-Sep-22 23:04
professionalmaze35-Sep-22 23:04 
an option give more then 1 second thought just had me swing all over the place.

most current software I can think of fall just a skew toward service, which makes needing updates important. Cloud saves aint fee and helpful that one time computer fails. New "standards" every year.

Annual fee being cheaper then monthly 😒 (i get it, upfront revenue good for cashflow books, but rich get richer)
free is free, but clear catch
online services cost money
ease to cancel should be same as ease of buying

Networx network tool been using for years, and has buy a years license, get updates, can continue that version indefinitely, but want newer version there an upgrade fee which a bit cheaper then new.

GeneralYou should add... Pin
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter5-Sep-22 20:08
professionalKornfeld Eliyahu Peter5-Sep-22 20:08 

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