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Living Room / Re: Why don't you pay for software?
« on: May 25, 2007, 03:15 PM »
I think many people miss the fact that there are those out there who live off the money from software, and the functionality of the software does enrich the computing experience, making the time spent developing it worth money.
Personally, to me it's all about the pricing of software in relation to the value, especially when the software is from an individual or small firm. An example is the special this month. There were specials on different software: ED for windows, SynchronizeIT and ZuluPadPro were the ones I was interested in. After comparing ED to windows to my other alternative, even at the discounted price, I paid more for the editor I wanted. Because in the end, the time it saved me was worth the increas in price. SynchronizeIT I gladly used the discount for. I thought at the regular price it was overpriced for how much use I would get out of it, but at the discounted price, I could afford to pay for the minimal use I'd get out of it. ZuluPadPro I paid full price for. Why? Because the original price wasn't *that* much, and for the functionality, it was worth it.
I guess in the end it comes down to three questions.
Personally, to me it's all about the pricing of software in relation to the value, especially when the software is from an individual or small firm. An example is the special this month. There were specials on different software: ED for windows, SynchronizeIT and ZuluPadPro were the ones I was interested in. After comparing ED to windows to my other alternative, even at the discounted price, I paid more for the editor I wanted. Because in the end, the time it saved me was worth the increas in price. SynchronizeIT I gladly used the discount for. I thought at the regular price it was overpriced for how much use I would get out of it, but at the discounted price, I could afford to pay for the minimal use I'd get out of it. ZuluPadPro I paid full price for. Why? Because the original price wasn't *that* much, and for the functionality, it was worth it.
I guess in the end it comes down to three questions.
- What is your software worth to you?
- How much time does it save?
- If it wasn't available because the developer couldn't afford to make it, how much would that hurt your productivity?