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		Gigachad on Jan 20, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Is anyone making money selling traditional... Yeah this is exactly how I see it. A one time price for a continuously delivered service is obviously unsustainable in the long term. At some point adobe has sold photoshop to basically every person who wants to buy it.

tonyedgecombe on Jan 21, 2025 [–]

Almost nobody sold one time purchases though, they all (including Adobe) charged for upgrades.

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