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		pdntspa on Nov 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What's a good business model for selling s... Please no subscriptions. They epitomize evil and rent-seeking.

1letterunixname on Nov 17, 2022 | [–]

Subscriptions for updates and support are fine, but desktop software should work perpetually. Subscriptions mainly make sense for time and money put into constantly changing data such as automotive repair software.

aussiesnack on Nov 17, 2022 | [–]

> They epitomize evil

What a very sheltered life you must have lived.

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