I agree with the author that some apps are overpriced. Case in point, how many people do you know that are running legitimate copies of Microsoft Office or Adobe Photoshop? For a true bootstrapped entrepreneur - who needs project management, site hosting, graphic design, etc. - it's near impossible to afford “top of the line” products. Instead you're left to use Open Source software that at times can be good (Open Of…
Isn't this pretty much what BizSpark from Microsoft does? Your startup gets pretty much full MSDN for $100, then you start paying regular prices. Disclaimer: haven't used BizSpark personally
Maybe, I haven't checked it out (I'm a diehard Apple Fanboy). But what I'm envisioning is that this model could be applied to various desktop software and SAAS sites.