Calculating the True Worth of Software

Posted by Zonk on Saturday July 23, 2005 @07:34AM from the money-money-money-money dept.

chromatic writes "Many people recognize that the cost to duplicate a piece of software is a fraction of the number on its price tag. Many people also understand that software without support and maintenance loses much of its value. Is there a way to put a price on the software, support, maintenance, and the option for future upgrades itself? Robert Lefkowitz recently applied an options pricing model to software in ONLamp.com's Calculating the True Price of Software. Don't let the description fool you; it's both a readable and serious apologia of the common free software business model."

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f/post! by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-23 07:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yay!
"Financial engineers??" by kpainter · 2005-07-23 07:42 · Score: 0, Offtopic

WTF?

definition: design systems to fuck you out of your money
1. Re:"Financial engineers??" by Anonymous Coward · 2005-07-23 07:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  I want you tot fuck me out of my jiggy.
  
  I want hector to pee on me.
  
  KOW!
I wonder if by ezezpee · 2005-07-23 07:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Software would be cheaper if it weren't so pirated. For a laugh go to OHUK