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 ...

Why do software companies keep changing their pricing models? The answer reveals a lot about where the industry is headed.

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 ...

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 ...

What Happened? A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after Snowflake's impressive earnings results provided the ...

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 ...

Apple announced on Tuesday that it’s launching a subscription plan for its creative software apps, which brings another layer of competitive pressure to Adobe. Starting Wednesday, users will be able ...

Autodesk Inc. ADSK and ServiceNow Inc. NOW are two leading cloud-based enterprise software companies helping businesses ...

Ordergroove raised $100 million in new funding led by Primus Capital Partners. Ordergroove makes software that brands and retailers use to sell their products via subscriptions. Subscriptions have ...

Nutshell eports that hidden costs in CRM software often exceed initial budget estimates, impacting small businesses ...