Code/400 price, was Re: PDM/SEU

I was going to argue about potential market.  Meaning it costs 
a fixed amount to develop software.  Production of the CD and 
distribution is what, $5?  So if it costs $70,000 to develop 
something, how many copies must you sell to recoup costs?  Granted, 
at a lower price, you'll sell more copies.  But what is the market 
of Code/400 versus the products you mentioned?  Are there really 
that many of us?  However, if IBM charges too low a price we have 
a tendacy to say that the paperwork is not worth the hassle and 
why didn't IBM just include it with everything else?  Such as AFP 
viewer.

Anyone remember the Steve Martin routine where he says, (quite old 
compared with current tick prices), he wants to keep upping his 
ticket prices to where he can charge one fella the whole concert 
price?





jlangston@conexfreight.com on 05/31/2000 10:56:37 AM
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$1200/seat is trivial?  Just what is your definition of trivial?  I paid $50 for
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Pro.  Not only does this have a code editor built
in, but a compiler, debugger, came with libraries, etc...

I paid something like $45.00 for Delphi 3.0, same things.  In fact, just about
every compiler I have ever bought for a PC came with it's own code editor,
and each was under $100.00.

But, I guess since it connects to an AS/400, we are now to consider $1200
per seat trivial?

*shakes his head in bewilderment*

Regards,

Jim Langston

boothm@earth.Goddard.edu wrote:

> Jon, you and I have had this discussion before.  Code/400 is not for the
> fainthearted.  It is difficult to install, difficult to launch, and
> difficult for a non-PC RPG programmer to use.  The license costs at
> $1200/seat are trivial but the learning costs are not.  Using Code/400 is
> no where as easy a transition as the transition to using RPGIV and we all
> know how difficult it has been to get people to use RPGIV.

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