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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 
WinZip was free, until it wasn't. Then it became perpetual licensing, until it wasn't. Some of the answers work better for businesses. There have been a few software that I personally bought and upgraded. For the rest, there were always alternatives and the need wasn't that great. Free/opensource trumps commercial usually for personal usage.

FileLocator Pro and UltraEdit are two that I've always bought and still use.

Software by Design and HTML PowerTools are two that I did a long time ago. Sadly, not enough people used them and they became obsolete.

Next Survey: What simple software (i.e., something that does a unique task) have you used the longest?

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

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