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  • [CM] Freemium software is falling out of favor

    From RS Wood@21:1/5 to All on Tue Aug 11 15:57:53 2015
    XPost: comp.misc

    From the «Totally Free also not liked» department:
    Title: Why the Freemium Business Model Isn't What It Used To Be
    Author: [email protected]
    Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 04:05:00 -0400
    Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/27nFPR2XrfE/why-the-freemium-business-model-isnt-what-it-used-to-be

    mattydread23 writes: A few years ago, every enterprise software company was trying freemium — the idea of giving a product away to build users, then charging for additional features. Now, that model seems to be losing favor, except with open source software. Business Insider talks to enterprise founders and VCs to figure out why 'freemium' wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

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