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The article presents a question and answer related to the use of free software with details on the marketing aspects of free programs.

The article focuses on the Firefox's share slumped to 7.2 percent, down four-tenths of a percentage point. It mentions that Google Chrome, and to a lesser extent Edge, might have received usage boosts based on the same conceit; and also mentions that Edge has added nearly six-tenths of a percentage point to its total, which represented a growth rate of 8 percent.

The article focuses on software company Microsoft's long-term plans to shift from selling boxed software to software-by-subscription. It states that Microsoft announced on its official Microsoft Office blog that the company considers subscription software-as-a-service to be the future of computer software and suggested the benefit of subscription software is that it would always be up to date. It mentions Microsoft's cloud-computing service SkyDrive and contemplates the possibility of Microsoft operating system subscriptions.

The article presents suggestions for improvements in the design of the iOS and Mac App online computer software retail stores by Apple as of April 2013. Topics include the ability of the programs' search functions, organization focused on improving accessibility, and the benefits of interactive media.

The article reports that electronic commerce company Amazon has been selling the antivirus software Norton Security Deluxe from software company Symantec for an amount of $20. It mentions the difference between Security Deluxe and Norton Security Premium and the performance of system resource of Norton Security.

The article reports on a case for making of security system for Chinese government to track members of the Falun Gong religious minority has been built by network manufacturer Cisco Systems Inc. It states that case is being appealed by Falun Gong practitioners which highlights risks technology companies take by selling software and hardware. It mentions that practitioners sued under Alien Tort Statute, a law against activities in the U.S. that support human rights abuses in other countries.

The article discusses customer relationship management vendor Salesforce's volume discounts for customers renewing or purchasing its full software suite early on. Topics covered include the company's Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud and consulting services, the forthcoming five percent increase in its software-as-a-service (SaaS) contracts, and the insights of chief executive Mark Benioff about the company's pursuit to reach 10 billion dollars in annual revenue.

The article offers information on the addition of several components at the software-defined data center of computer software firm VMware. It mentions that company has updated its virtualization software including vCloud, OpenStack, and NSX. It states that the company's approach aims to obtain $21.78 billion of sales in 2015 and to add a total of $77.18 billion by 2020.

The article reports on the potential of the Perpetual User License Agreement (PULA) of technology firm Oracle Corp. to offer flat-rate pricing for unlimited use of its namesake database in perpetuity. Craig Guarente, co-founder of license management provider Palisade Compliance, stated that the development is not a rumor and the company intends to offer it to customers. The ability that PULA could give to customers to transform expenditures on Oracle enterprise software is mentioned.

The article reports on a German court decision that it is legal to make and distribute software to block annoying advertisements. It states that German newspapers "Zeit Online" and "Handelsblatt" had asked the Hamburg Regional Court to ban software company Eyeo from selling its AdBlock Plus product, complaining that it illegally affected their online business models. Moreover, the court dismissed the complaint on April 21, 2015.

The article reports on the temporary restraining orders issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to two telemarketing operations for producing and selling useless computer software. It states that the software tracks nonexistant computer errors and tricks customers to fix them, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Jessica Rich of FTC says that the operations encouraged consumers to buy useless software and services using deceptive sales pitches.

The article reports on the launch of an annual subscription program by cloud computing services provider Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) for its software products on its Marketplace in 2014. Under the scheme, customers can buy products on an annual subscription basis, which would allow them to have unlimited use of software for 12 months. The AWS Marketplace offers various product categories, including business applications, infrastructure, and developer systems.

The article reviews the web site Chekkt, located at www.chekkt.com, which allows consumers directly purchase software through the site.

The article reports on the sale of iBanking malware program for Android for a top price despite its source code leak by hacker ReVOLVeR. It discusses the findings of research from technology company Symantec and organization RSA on iBanking. Also mentioned are the modification, code, and user of the malware such as the two Eastern European cybercrime groups.

The article discusses the financial performance of American computer technology company Oracle Corp. as of the second quarter of 2013. The company has outlined the increase of its annual maintenance revenue by 6 percent to $9.3 billion due to software license and cloud subscription revenue. The company details its profits from its hardware products, software products and its cloud computing services.

The article focuses on the growth of information technology (IT) spending despite of the government shutdown and spending cuts in the U.S. in 2013. Topics include the market surveys and financial results from computer manufacturer Apple and online social networking company Facebook, the statement of Andrew Bartels, chief economist of market research company Forrester, relating to the growth of government spending on technology goods and services, and the increasing software and tablet sales.

The article reports on the revenues posted by computer firm SAP in the third quarter of 2013. Topics covered include the increase in its revenues, decline in income from software sales and profits from its cloud businesses. Also mentioned are efforts of the firm to market its HANA software, the run-rate reached by the firm and support revenues it has generated.

The article offers information on the addition of price subscription for computer applications in each Office Store. Among the Office Stores available are in Russia, China, Taiwan, the choice of Microsoft developers to choose between trial and subscription versions of applications and the availability of the applications which will start on November 2013.

The article focuses on the increased sales of computer software in comparison to computer hardware and services in the information technology industry. Data from Standard & Poor's 500 Index, Nasdaq, Dow Jones industrial average for the five technology stocks are analyzed. Intel is reported to have performed better than Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard. Performance of International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) services, hardware and software sales is also discussed.

The article reports on the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) regarding the legality of the resale of software licenses. According to the ECJ, the exclusive right of distribution of a copy of a computer program covered by a license is terminated on its first sale, wherein it applies to software that are downloaded and bought on compact disc (CD) or digital video disc (DVD). It cites the case between Oracle and UsedSoft.

SAP, Europe's biggest software company, is making sweeping changes to its sales practices around the world after saying it faces a U.S. corruption probe over sales commissions paid to win South African government contracts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that technology company Microsoft has increased the prices for stand-alone licenses for the Office 2016 software for operating system, and its version for Mac computers, as of September 2015. It states that the increase was announced along with the launch of the office 2016, and mentions that the prices of the Office 365 software have been increased significantly since 2013.

The article reports that the technological company Google Australia Pty. Ltd. has cut the price of its cloud computing platform. It states that the price cuts have been applied globally, with customers from Australia and New Zealand accessing the cheaper cloud offerings. It notes that the prices for the Google Compute Engine have been dropping since its launch in 2013. It mentions that the company launched the beta of its pre-emptible instances.

The article reports on the decision of American multinational software corporation Microsoft Corp. to increase the prices of its Mac Office 2011 by as high as 17 per cent. It reveals that the company also plans to stop the sale of the application solution in multi-license packages. According to the author, the firm also ended offering multi-license editions of several items including Home & Student solutions.

The article discusses the methods of reducing the cost involved in having a Linux operating system as a home computer server. Topics, including virtual private servers (VPSs), network attached storage (NAS) appliances and the use of free, open-source computer software, are discussed.

The article presents a comparison of the cloud computing-based payroll services software Online Payroll by Intuit and RUN Powered by Automatic Data Processing (ADP), including costs, interfaces, and documentation.