{"id":259271,"date":"2025-05-27T06:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/business\/internet-business\/the-evolution-of-software-business-models-from-box-to-outcome\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T06:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T06:20:30","slug":"the-evolution-of-software-business-models-from-box-to-outcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=259271","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Software Business Models: From Box to Outcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businessengineer.ai\/p\/this-week-in-ai-business-the-outcome\" rel=\"\">The software industry has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past four decades, which is now leading to a last leg of this evolution toward an outcome-based economy.<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/businessengineer.ai\/p\/this-week-in-ai-business-the-outcome\" rel=\"\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indeed, not just in terms of technology and capabilities but fundamentally in how software is priced, distributed, and consumed. <\/p>\n<p>This evolution reflects broader shifts in business models, customer expectations, and the very nature of value creation in the digital economy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04bcb437-2d37-486e-93fc-951240990514_1962x1232.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04bcb437-2d37-486e-93fc-951240990514_1962x1232.png 424w, 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class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many argue that as the cost of code goes to zero (AI writes most of it) so does the cost of software. <\/p>\n<p>However, they miss a critical point, not only software will become more and more valuable, it\u2019ll permeate pretty much anything, and everything that wasn\u2019t possible in a pre-AI era. <\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ed52340-883a-4b01-8b2b-852e7d299071_1874x1442.png 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Based on this premise, let\u2019s see how we got here. <\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thebusinessengineer.gumroad.com\/l\/Ourcome-Based-AI-Economy\/launchoutcomebasedeconomy\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"\" class=\"image-link image2\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6209fbd-4016-4968-921b-95a325b1d68d_1410x2250.png 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6209fbd-4016-4968-921b-95a325b1d68d_1410x2250.png 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6209fbd-4016-4968-921b-95a325b1d68d_1410x2250.png 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6209fbd-4016-4968-921b-95a325b1d68d_1410x2250.png 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6209fbd-4016-4968-921b-95a325b1d68d_1410x2250.png\" width=\"414\" height=\"660.6382978723404\" 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