Logitech has worked on a "forever mouse" that could come with a subscription fee for regular software updates, according to Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber. There are no plans to release such a product at ...

Apple’s Services division is growing rapidly, but according to analyst Gene Munster it is still leaving billions of dollars on the table by failing to monetize its software in the way that it could.

Amazon thinks that in the near future, its Alexa voice assistant will offer enough value that customers will be willing to pay a subscription fee to use it. After Amazon’s devices event last week, ...

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) members are used to scoring deals at the warehouse, but right now they're also getting a break on their subscription fees. The retailer typically raises its annual ...

“In 2022, executives at BMW came upon a brilliant, if perverted, idea to extract more money from their customers,” Michigan attorney Steve Lehto told me in an interview. He has practiced in the fields ...

Meta is now facing a dilemma over Facebook and Instagram's subscription fees in the EU. The only way to comply with the DMA and avoid further conflict may be to lower its prices by more than 50 ...

We’re all accustomed to paying a simple, one-time fee for our iOS apps. But developers are increasingly turning to subscriptions. In fact, there were billions paid in app subscription fees in the past ...

Unity Software (NYSE:U) shares jumped 8% by noon trading on Thursday after the company announced it was immediately canceling the Runtime Fee for its games customers, while increasing subscription ...

The subscription model beloved of software is now creeping into cars. Volkswagen has become the latest automaker to adopt the pricing structure. The German marque has introduced a monthly subscription ...

X, formerly known as Twitter, is testing a signup model wherein new users will have to either pay to become a verified enterprise account, opt into an X premium subscription, or pay a $1 annual fee to ...

We applaud the points raised by Mark Hurley in his recent article “The Overhyped Move To Subscription Fees.” He is right. A subscription model is overhyped. But we would respectfully add that it is ...