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You used to buy software once. Now, everything is a monthly subscription. What purely financial motive drove this shift?

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You used to buy software once. Now, everything is a monthly subscription. What purely financial motive drove this shift?

You used to buy software once. Now, everything is a monthly subscription. What purely financial motive drove this shift?
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