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Pricing a Software Product

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the free-for-all dept.

prostoalex writes "Eric Sink from SourceGear shares his experience on software pricing. Whether you're developing open-source or proprietary software, the money has to come into the business in some form, and the article suggests several strategies as well as the pitfalls for managing software pricing. Sink claims it's tough to compete on price, dangerous to run seasonal promotions and almost impossible to avoid criticism on being over-priced."

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  1. The correct pricing structure for most software... by maxchaote · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ...is free.

  2. Re:heh by GigsVT · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    He posts on fucking MSDN, and he bashes open source. You honestly believe he isn't a Microsoft shill?

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  3. Re:The correct pricing structure for most software by zulux · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    In that case, you can't always make a living off of service and support.

    You must be coding in the wrong language.....

    Use VisualBasic.... trust me... your customres will need a lot of service and support.

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