<s>
Service	B-Application
as	I-Application
a	I-Application
product	I-Application
(	O
SaaP	O
)	O
;	O
pronounced	O
or	O
is	O
a	O
transaction	O
of	O
service	O
production	O
and	O
delivery	O
model	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
productized	O
service	O
is	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
seller	O
or	O
vendor	O
to	O
the	O
buyer	O
and	O
is	O
centrally	O
hosted	O
,	O
either	O
on	O
a	O
standalone	O
website	O
or	O
an	O
open	O
marketplace	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SaaP	O
is	O
typically	O
accessed	O
by	O
the	O
creator	O
and	O
the	O
consumer	O
by	O
users	O
using	O
a	O
thin	B-Device
client	I-Device
via	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
strategy	O
of	O
several	O
leading	O
web-based	O
marketplace	O
companies	O
including	O
AirBnB	O
,	O
Fiverr	O
,	O
Lyft	B-Application
,	O
TaskRabbit	B-Application
,	O
Uber	B-Application
and	O
others	O
,	O
as	O
listed	O
in	O
the	O
SaaP	O
marketplace	O
platforms	O
section	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lyft	B-Application
is	O
a	O
marketplace	O
platform	O
for	O
taxi	O
related	O
car	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TaskRabbit	B-Application
is	O
a	O
market	O
of	O
service	O
providers	O
and	O
clients	O
in	O
the	O
offline	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thumbtack	B-Application
(	O
website	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
marketplace	O
for	O
customers	O
in	O
need	O
of	O
writers	O
and	O
writing	O
and	O
translation	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upwork	B-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
work	O
and	O
performance	O
market	O
for	O
customers	O
and	O
vendors	O
of	O
computer-related	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
services	O
like	O
the	O
car-sharing	O
services	O
of	O
Lyft	B-Application
have	O
settled	O
lawsuits	O
and	O
Uber	B-Application
faces	O
opposition	O
from	O
governments	O
and	O
from	O
regulated	O
and	O
licensed	O
taxi	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
