There are literally tens of thousands of small software companies that never stopped charging. Downloadable software got really, really viable with the Internet if you execute well. A lot of them aren't necessarily prominent because they've got their own little slice marked off and don't want to clue people in that there is money there.
Some examples off the top of my head:
SourceGear (source control)
HelpSpot (help desk software)
FogCreek (a few products, mostly dev-oriented)
Antair (Blackberry stuff)
I don't have revenue numbers for them and wouldn't tell you if I did, but they all have 6+ employees, which means they are all almost certainly $1 million+ in yearly sales. (A few are substantially more.)
As Eric Sink said once: you don't really have to make a lot of money for the principals of a 3 or 5 man software shop to do VERY well for themselves.
Some examples off the top of my head:
SourceGear (source control) HelpSpot (help desk software) FogCreek (a few products, mostly dev-oriented) Antair (Blackberry stuff)
I don't have revenue numbers for them and wouldn't tell you if I did, but they all have 6+ employees, which means they are all almost certainly $1 million+ in yearly sales. (A few are substantially more.)
As Eric Sink said once: you don't really have to make a lot of money for the principals of a 3 or 5 man software shop to do VERY well for themselves.