Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT ...

Buying or renting — that’s not just the big question when it comes to housing. With software, too, customers often have to ...

Subscriptions have become the hottest trend in e-commerce, but they’re not just for meal kits, razors, streaming movies or other consumer services; they’re making waves in industry too. As ...

Licenses and subscriptions are popular pricing models. Learn how licenses and subscriptions work and how to choose a pricing ...

On my previous post about the scalability of the "support subscription" business model, Joel Jackson said: "I’m confused Savio...what don’t you understand about a software subscription annuity model?

Subscription this, subscription that. Consumers are being nickeled and dimed to death with monthly or yearly subscriptions, but Microsoft has decided not all of its Office users want a subscription, ...

BURLINGTON, Mass.—Avid is reporting strong growth in its subscription software products, with paid cloud-enabled software subscriptions increased by approximately 23,100 during Q4, 2022 to ...

Microsoft has been moving to a subscription model for its software for years, and other companies are following suit. Here’s what to keep in mind if you’re making a move from perpetual software to an ...

In its ongoing effort to become the torchbearer for paid online programming, RealNetworks on Tuesday unveiled software that allows content producers to charge fees for their online media. The software ...

Pasadena-based Tetra Tech adds a subscription software package that details risk maps based on climate change-enhanced disasters. The strategy has generally served Tetra Tech well: the company ...

Ever since Microsoft introduced Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions in January, we’ve been wondering when Microsoft might give up on packaged versions of Office. Now it seems we have our answer. The ...