While I do recognize those concerns I'll note that it is still a viable model and not just for indie devs. Look to the DAW world (Ableton, FL Studio, Bitwig, Logic, etc.) if you're ever curious about building a sustainable business model around a flat pricing structure.
You listed software that range between $500-$15k. Last time a “I want the option to pay for my software” posts here I replied to was about Infuse. And people complained that “$80 is an absurd amount for a software” and “Why isn’t there a free version?”
A software that costs $500-15k is only feasible for a B2B type business.
> You listed software that range between $500-$15k.
i’m confused… all versions of the DAWs they mentioned in the parent comment are as near as makes no difference below £500.
> Live 12 Suite: £539
> Live 12 Standard: £259
> Live 12 Intro: £69 (nice)
https://www.ableton.com/en/shop/live/
> FL Studio Full: £469 (nice)
> FL Studio Signature: £279
> FL Studio Producer: £199
> FL Studio Fruity: £89
https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio/compare-editions/
> Bitwig Studio: £339
> Bitwig Studio Producer: £169 (nice)
> Bitwig Studio Essentials: £79
> Logic Pro: £199
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in case you were replying to their original top-level comment
> Photoshop £22.99 pcm (£276 pa)
> Photoshop Photography £19.99 pcm (£240 pa)
> Photoshop All Creative Cloud £59.99 pcm (£720 pa)
this last one ^ bundles all the proprietary adobe “rented” software they mentioned into one package.
https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/plans.html
so even then your figures don’t seem to make sense?
> Photoshop All Creative Cloud £59.99 pcm (£720 pa) > this last one ^ bundles all the proprietary adobe “rented” software they mentioned into one package.
And the worst thing about that 'package' is that if you need (say) just Photoshop + Illustrator - well suddenly the 'cheapest' way to do that is paying for the entire package of garbage that you don't want and will never need.
Wow. Flat out wrong and/or hallucinated for both DAW software and the original recommendations.
In USD currently:
FL Studio Producer Edition = $180
Logic X = $200
Bitwig Producer = $200
Ableton Standard = $450
Reaper = $60 (personal use) or $225
Pixelmator = $50
Davinci Resolve = Free or $300