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{{d|Software as a service|/ˈsɒftweər əz ə ˈsɜːvɪs/|n|}} | {{d|Software as a service|/ˈsɒftweər əz ə ˈsɜːvɪs/|n|}} | ||
A fancy way of selling a warranty on a toaster. | A fancy way of [[Do not buy a warranty on a toaster|selling a warranty on a toaster]]. | ||
Charging a running cost for software which, by reference to its own ''raison d’être'' shouldn’t ''need'' a lot of maintenance, unless you ''built it'' to need maintenance. “[[SAAS]]” to its friends; glorified ''[[rent-seeking]]'' to the poor sods who have it imposed on them, software as a service is the disguised ''re''intermediation of a function by a tool purportedly there to remove it. It is popular as it is the only business model most [[reg tech entrepreneur]]s have managed to figure out. | Charging a running cost for software which, by reference to its own ''raison d’être'' shouldn’t ''need'' a lot of maintenance, unless you ''built it'' to need maintenance. “[[SAAS]]” to its friends; glorified ''[[rent-seeking]]'' to the poor sods who have it imposed on them, software as a service is the disguised ''re''intermediation of a function by a tool purportedly there to remove it. It is popular as it is the only business model most [[reg tech entrepreneur]]s have managed to figure out. | ||