SaaS with a twist
With all the buzz lately about SaaS (Software as a Service) Microsoft seems to have introduced a new twist into the game. Microsoft India is offering Office 2007 as a pre-paid edition. More like pre-paid phones the thick client application suite is available for purchase at ~$30 (Rs. 1500) for 6 months and can be renewed every 3 months thereafter. While a model like this may not work out well in markets that demand perpetual licences. Seems like a nice way to attract students and small business that just want to pre-pay when they cant deal with Open Office or Google Docs! Will we see such a model in the US? Time will tell !!
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