软件的钱景

针对我的"软件开发的前(钱)景"问题, 星耀给了如下回复:

"The primary money for software will be in the services. This is true for all software: movie, music, games, books, or computer software. The days of licensing fees are numbered.

The secondary money is software as a carrier for other more tangible product, most likely a subscription-based thing. If you buy a car, you can subscribe to XM radio for $5 a month. If you buy a GPS, it comes with software and periodical upgrades to the maps and directory. If you use gmail, you will be watching advertisements from google.
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翻译如下:

"将来软件的主要收入会来自服务, 包括电影, 音乐, 游戏, 书籍等等. 靠专利费用赚钱的日子屈指可数.

软件的第二类收入来自软件作为载体的增值服务, 类似订阅的模式. 如果你买辆汽车, 你可以花每月5美元订阅XM radio. 如果你买GPS, 接下来会有地图和目录的软件软件定期更新. 如果你使用Gmail, 你就得替Google看那些广告"