Software online: will it change your business?

Software publishers are considering and trying ways to use the Internet and online services to sell their products. How will this affect the packaged software industry?

Predictions that electronic distribution of software will completely replace the traditional channels, eliminating the need for packaged product, are probably extreme. The net effect of electronic delivery on the software manufacturing industry remains to be seen, and a significant impact is still a long way off, but online options for selling software are quickly opening up. To meet different demands, some