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[CM] Freemium software is falling out of favor
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RS Wood
Aug 11, 2015, 11:57:53 AM8/11/15
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Title: Why the Freemium Business Model Isn't What It Used To Be
Author: he...@slashdot.org
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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Read more of this story[7] at Slashdot.
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Title: Why the Freemium Business Model Isn't What It Used To Be
Author: he...@slashdot.org
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.
[image 2][1][image 4][3][image 6][5]
Read more of this story[7] at Slashdot.
[image 8]
Links:
[1]: http://twitter.com/home?status=Why+the+Freemium+Business+Model+Isn't+What+It+Used+To+Be%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F1DJtk4S (link)
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