Tuesday, March 23, 2004

IDC: Software vendors chart licensing sea change. Software makers are moving toward subscription-based licensing, as changing demands from customers dictate a shift from the paradigm of a one-time sale with upgrades, says a research report. Some 43 percent of the 100 software vendors polled by IDC believe subscription licenses will represent the majority of sales in six years time. [CNET News.com] 2:08:22 PM    comment []

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