Toggle sidebar

Friday rant thread: What's with all the got dam computer programs going to a

W

WVUCOOPER

Redshirt
Dec 10, 2002
55,556
40
31
subscription model? It's been going on for years, but I think my new desktop purchase has convinced me that the days of buying computer programs are gone.

oldmanyellsatcloud.jpg
 
M

Mntneer

Sophomore
Oct 7, 2001
10,192
196
0
WVUCOOPER said:
subscription model? It's been going on for years, but I think my new desktop purchase has convinced me that the days of buying computer programs are gone.

oldmanyellsatcloud.jpg
Click to expand...

On one hand it's convenient. Makes it that you always have the most update versions of the software. On the other hand, it's more expensive in the long run. A program like Autocad.... hell, it's thousands a year now, where as you use to be able to buy it for thousands, but maintain that same version for years.
 
E

EERs 3:16

Redshirt
Oct 17, 2001
73,677
25
0
Mntneer said:
On one hand it's convenient. Makes it that you always have the most update versions of the software. On the other hand, it's more expensive in the long run. A program like Autocad.... hell, it's thousands a year now, where as you use to be able to buy it for thousands, but maintain that same version for years.
Click to expand...
Adobe did that to us last year and really played havoc with our budgets....... It’s also going to force users to update their OS/Compouters to keep up with the new features and overhead.
 
W

WVUCOOPER

Redshirt
Dec 10, 2002
55,556
40
31
Mntneer said:
On one hand it's convenient. Makes it that you always have the most update versions of the software. On the other hand, it's more expensive in the long run. A program like Autocad.... hell, it's thousands a year now, where as you use to be able to buy it for thousands, but maintain that same version for years.
Click to expand...
I think I may have over broad stroked my rant. Specifically, f*** Adobe.
 
W

WVUCOOPER

Redshirt
Dec 10, 2002
55,556
40
31
EERs 3:16 said:
Adobe did that to us last year and really played havoc with our budgets....... It’s also going to force users to update their OS/Compouters to keep up with the new features and overhead.
Click to expand...
Just posted the same thing F*** Adobe.
 
B

bamaEER

Freshman
May 29, 2001
32,435
60
0
WVUCOOPER said:
subscription model? It's been going on for years, but I think my new desktop purchase has convinced me that the days of buying computer programs are gone.

oldmanyellsatcloud.jpg
Click to expand...
Saw this with my computer purchase last year. MS Office is now a subscription.
 
M

Mntneer

Sophomore
Oct 7, 2001
10,192
196
0
bamaEER said:
Saw this with my computer purchase last year. MS Office is now a subscription.
Click to expand...

I wager that the next subscription model will be Windows itself.

EERs 3:16 said:
Adobe did that to us last year and really played havoc with our budgets....... It’s also going to force users to update their OS/Compouters to keep up with the new features and overhead.
Click to expand...

Adobe went this route a few years back and for some users it makes perfect sense. Instead of dropping over a grand on their Master Series collection for programs like Premiere Pro and After Dark, users can utilize the software for much less upfront.

Autodesk is the one that really stings. Even within our firm I have trouble justifying spending that much a year on subscription to use their apps.

Smaller, niche, software it makes more sense. We pay a yearly "maintenance" fee for our estimating/accounting software, but I'm even seeing it in much smaller programs that use to be one and done purchases.

This is why I have containers full of older, outdated, software.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom