Re: Fair software pricing models

["Paul Raulerson" <praulerson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

PLease elaborate on that a little bit. Are you saying that the price for a
copy of your software
would have to be so high (to cover expenses and make a profit) that little
shops could not afford
it?

Why not charge less for the package, and then make it up in both volume and
in volume of technical
support. Something along the lines of $9,999.99 for the package and $999.99
per user per
year for support?

We have other valid models as well, such as $999.99/month rental on
software, and $999.99/month
for suppport.  Lots of other valid models in fact.

(The figures above are just placeholders, and are pulled out of the air.
They don't mean much
 of anything of course.)

-Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brad Jensen" <brad@elstore.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:33 PM
Subject: Re: Fair software pricing models


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Raulerson" <praulerson@hot.rr.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Fair software pricing models
>
>
> > What about the simple way, flat fee and charge appropriately for
> support.
> > -Paul
>
> There will be a lot of smaller shops that can't afford it. We
> didn't institute tiered or per user pricing to gouge the big
> sites, but to make things affordable for the smaller sites.
>
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