{"id":43316,"date":"2013-05-07T16:45:30","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T16:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=43316"},"modified":"2013-05-07T16:45:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T16:45:30","slug":"should-you-rent-or-own-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/should-you-rent-or-own-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Rent or Own Software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>By Dave for PCTechBytes.com<\/p>\n<p><em><\/p>\n<h3>Should You Rent or Own Software<\/h3>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Software Pricing Model: Rent or Buy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re still using Office 2000 on that Windows XP machine, you know you\u2019re falling behind the pack in terms of compatibility and functionality. The same goes if you\u2019re still running Photoshop 7. Sure, they still work and do most of what you need them to do. Companies like Microsoft and Adobe realize they have lost a lot of revenue from users that are content with owning obsolete software.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you rent the software?<\/p>\n<p>Photoshop alone is several hundred dollars to buy. If you wanted the complete CS package containing Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, In Design and other tools, it will wind up costing close to a thousand dollars. But how does $19 a month sound?<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft 2013 can be installed on one PC\u2013complete with Word, Excel, Powerpoint, OneNote and Outlook for around $250 to own. But how does less than $10 a month for up to 5 computers sound for Office 365?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Should You Rent Or Own Software<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this digital age, there\u2019s something to be said about having a physical disk in your hand. You can hold it. You can keep it in the jewel case or remove it and add it to the software binder with all of the other software you\u2019ve purchased. No one can take that from you. But what about these digital bits? Where do they live and who owns them? You don\u2019t. But you want to know a little secret? You also don\u2019t own the software on the disk you physically have either. It\u2019s licensed to you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pctechbytes.com\/opinion\/new-software-pricing-model-rent-or-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Article continued here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This post is excerpted with the permission of PCTechBytes.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rentorown150.jpg\" alt=\"rentorown150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43322\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Companies like Microsoft and Adobe realize they have lost a lot of revenue from users that are content with owning obsolete software. 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