It is an inexplicable feeling when you realisation that you sign up for something that feels never-ending, and you cannot go back (you are basically screwed). You only know this feeling when you experience it yourself.
The need to subscribe to every SAS (software as a service). Each time thinking it will make your company / life succeed.
Mary's subscription addiction quickly mounted to a $1000 per month bill and 30 application logins. We never knew what service we were using for sending a basic text message anymore.
In recent years businesses are increasingly trying to switch business models towards recurring revenue, even if precedence indicates that specific business models would be paid as a one-off or usage-based over time. As opposed to a month on month basis.
"Subscribtionize" or "subscribtionise" is the verb used to describe a business factor that could/should/would be turning into a subscription-based model to increase the viability of a business model.
Statement: Our graphics department is turning into a sweatshop. We should consider subscriptionizing it so that clients pay $499/month, instead of paying pr delivery. This will increase our MMR and will lock clients in the long term.
Reaction: I don't think we can Subscriptionize it, as clients would exploit a flat payment!