7 months ago
Fri Sep 20, 2024 8:48pm PST
I Think Subscriptions Are Over
Anyone else super subscription-fatigued?

I don't have a problem paying when the pricing model makes sense, ie, when I actively engage with your product, or you give me access to a content library that keeps improving, like netflix.

What I have fatigue with is SaaS products that could easily be microtransactions.

In fact I was using an AI product that was using a credit system and swtiched over to a subscription. Without getting into too much detail, if you didn't pay for the subscription, you lost your library of work. But I was only using the product 1-2 times a year - it felt crazy to pay even $10 for them to store data that probably cost pennies to store.

Maybe it's because I know how the sausage is made, but I don't like being screwed at this level. Pricing structure needs to more closely match value add, and I think a lot of software should be microtransaction based.

Curious if there are other business models that any of you have considered outside of software as a subscription.

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