What five kinds of software company could save
Each figure is server work their users’ own devices could do instead, at public list prices.Each company’s jobs: how many its users’ devices can run and how many stay on servers, priced at public list prices.
Five kinds of software companyFive archetypes, each priced from its own jobs
Team workspace
A team workspace app with about 100 million usersTeam workspace, about 100 million users (reported, rounded down)
Saves up to £23.3 million a year
Units a year x list price x device share
At public list prices, with 9 in 10 of its users’ devices doing the work.At public list prices: about 1 million people paying for its AI features, device share 0.9.
8 jobs can run on users’ own devices. 6 stay on servers.8 device jobs; 6 server jobs, never run here.
Video meetings
A video meeting platform with billions of meeting hours a yearVideo meetings, billions of meeting hours a year
Saves up to £344 million a year
Units a year x list price x device share
At public list prices, with 9 in 10 of the devices in each call doing the work.At public list prices: 10 million people with AI notes on, device share 0.9.
5 jobs can run on participants’ own devices. 8 stay on servers.5 device jobs; 8 server jobs, never run here.
Supplier compliance
A supplier compliance platform reading 1 million pages a monthSupplier compliance, 1,000,000 pages a month (an example volume)
Saves up to £432,000 a year
Units a year x list price x device share
At public list prices, with 9 in 10 pages read on the supplier’s device. The volume is an example.At public list prices: forms extraction, reading and sorting, device share 0.9; the volume is an example.
5 jobs can run on suppliers’ own devices. 7 stay on servers.5 device jobs; 7 server jobs, never run here.
Online marketplace
An online marketplace with billions of live listingsOnline marketplace, billions of live listings
Saves up to £4.5 million a year
Units a year x list price x device share
At public list prices: 500,000 listings a day, with 9 in 10 devices doing the work.At public list prices: 500,000 listings a day made with the photo tools, device share 0.9.
6 jobs can run on sellers’ own devices. 6 stay on servers.6 device jobs; 6 server jobs, never run here.
3D car configurator
A 3D car configurator with 1 million sessions a year3D car configurator, 1,000,000 sessions a year (an example volume)
Saves up to £45,100 a year
Units a year x list price x device share
At public list prices: 8 minutes a session, with 9 in 10 devices drawing it smoothly.At public list prices: 8 minutes a session at the typical stream-hour price, device share 0.9.
4 jobs can run on shoppers’ own devices. 6 stay on servers.4 device jobs; 6 server jobs, never run here.