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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
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Companies: wait we no longer have to pay horrible licensing? instead we just pay $20 a month per head for E5 licenses? 
  
 MSFT: yes 
  
 Companies: uh how are you guys going to grow in revenue? 
  
 MSFT: raise prices? 
  
 Companies: if you do this we go to google 
  
 MSFT: uhhhh

gpt
Rofl. Are you saying a standard licensing pricing model is more profitable than a recurring one? There is a reason why every company is trying to switch over to a subscription model. And I don't know, they can grow revenue when companies need more licenses? Jesus christ.