On Apr 23, 2014, at 11:43 AM, Cygler, Miroslaw <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> They do not offer the option of purchasing the software and using the obtained version without time limitation. This policy is very different from many other software packages, which one can use without continuing licensing fees and additional fees are only when an upgrade is needed. At least I believe that Office, EndNote, Photoshop and others are distributed this way.
Office 365 is $10 a month, Adobe Creative Cloud (what used to be their Creative Suite) is $50 a month with an annual commitment.
Licensing the use of software on a time-limited basis as a business model seems like it's going to stick around.
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Francis E. Reyes PhD
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University of Colorado at Boulder
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