Sentence examples for packaged software from inspiring English sources

Microsoft's strength is low prices, high volume, packaged software".

Furthermore, packaged software is a one-time purchase (between $90 and $180).

The strategy is a major departure for Microsoft, which primarily sells packaged software for personal computers.

"We won't be selling packaged software the way we did in the 1980's," said Mitchell D. Kapor.

Video-gaming developed in America, Europe and Japan largely around console hardware and its associated packaged software.

"Companies mass-bought TV spots, contrasting their 'free games' with the comparable expense of buying dedicated video-game systems and packaged software," he told me.

In time, Microsoft said, it would essentially transform the heart of its revenue base from packaged software to subscriber-paid "interactive services".

New versions of packaged software usually come out every few years, and it can be difficult to get out of a license when company data depends on it.

And a report from International Data Corp. showed that the worldwide packaged-software market grew to $135 billion in 1998.

The surprise announcement comes at a pivotal time for the software giant, as its packaged-software dominance is being challenged by Google and Yahoo!

The company, whose games include Madden NFL and Need for Speed, said industry-packaged software sales in Europe were down as much as 15 percent in some countries.