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Solar Power as a Service
Companies like Tesla offer solar power as a service via a subscription scheme. Renting without long-term contracts make environment-friendly energy more accessible to average homeowners.
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Software as a Service: The WHYs and the WHOs
Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based software application that users access via the internet. It is cloud-based and users no longer have to purchase expensive software nor download them to their desktop, laptop, or computer network after a costly one-time purchase. The software application could be anything from a gaming software to a business application.
Case study
Light as a Service in the World’s Greenest Building
Many companies have adopted the “product as a service” business model because of climate change. Aside from being more environment-friendly, these offerings, such as light as a service, reduce CO2 emission, pollution and lower the cost of lighting.
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Heating as a Service: Japan ahead of its time
To rent or lease heaters is now a thing, especially in Japan where heating as a service has become commonplace. The business of renting out heaters was introduced by a Japanese company in 2001. Since then, the company has continued the approach of selling a service, aside from just selling heating appliances. This business practice is now called “product as a service” or PaaS.
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IKEA offers Furniture as a Service
IKEA plans to roll out a Product-as-a-Service business model wherein clients can rent Furniture as a Service instead of purchasing fixtures. It’s a bid that appeals to a younger clientele and everyone who is concerned about the cost of ownership when furnishing a home or office. It is also a move towards a circular economy that involves returning old furniture to IKEA for refurbishing and re-selling.
Case study
Canoo: Build for Mobility as a Service
Upon launching the website it is clear that Canoo doesn’t want to be another electric vehicle startup. The first thing
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Circos launches subscriptions for children’s and maternity clothing
Young children grow out of clothing fast and good clothing doesn’t come cheap. Furthermore, the short lifespan of the clothing
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Report on “Everything-as-a-Service: The Unconference”
On the eleventh of November, a diverse group of experts from a variety of fields attended “Everything-as-a-Service: The Unconference”. The
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Solution ‘as a Service’?
Buying a product has been the default way we’ve “consumed” products in modern industrialized nations. However, more and more companies