Managing deferred account creation and software access

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:

• enable a purchase of a software as a service product through a provisional account without requiring creation of a full user account without requiring creation of a full user account;
• receive a request associated with a user identifier, to access the software as a service product;
• determine that the user identifier is associated with the provisional account and preventing use of the software as a service product through the provisional account, despite the purchase of the software, by blocking one or more of a download of the software as a service product or operation of the software as a service product through the provisional account;
• receive a user credential for the provisional account;
• in response to receiving the user credential, convert the provisional account into a permanent account associated with the user identifier, the user credential, and the purchase of the software as a service product;
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• enable use of the software as a service product through the permanent account by permitting one or more of the download of the software as a service product or operation of the software as a service product through the permanent account.

A system for managing states of user accounts in connection with providing access to software over a network, the system comprising:

• at least one server;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one server, cause the system to:
• enable a purchase of a software as a service product through a provisional account without requiring creation of a full user account without requiring creation of a full user account;
• receive a request associated with a user identifier, to access the software as a service product;
• determine that the user identifier is associated with the provisional account and preventing use of the software as a service product through the provisional account, despite the purchase of the software, by blocking one or more of a download of the software as a service product or operation of the software as a service product through the provisional account;
• receive a user credential for the provisional account;
• in response to receiving the user credential, convert the provisional account into a permanent account associated with the user identifier, the user credential, and the purchase of the software as a service product;
• and
• enable use of the software as a service product through the permanent account by permitting one or more of the download of the software as a service product or operation of the software as a service product through the permanent account.