Matt Brown wrote: > > It also creates a > perception that your software has no value, if you give it away for free > you can't charge for it later. Corel used to do this. > > It is good to ask these things and to think out of the box, but this isn't > the way. I like the idea of being able to buy features as you go. That is > really cool. I don't know if there is any research on that, but it might be > worth looking at. >
Matt, since you mentioned Corel's failed approach to keeping older versions available, I might mention something in the Corel vs. Quark area. Corel Ventura Publisher users are similar to CF users (except that their installed base is so painfully small). They feel, almost without excpetion, that they use the best product and know all the hype from the other guys is BS. Numerous feature comparisons have been made between Ventura and Quark Xpress (page layout apps, for those who don't know). Quark offers "Xtensions" to its base product, and developers create and market these add-ons. Corel includes all fuctionality in the product with no extra add-ons, except for VB scripting. To get the same functionality from Quark that you get out-of-the-box with Ventura Publisher, you have to pay, literally, thousands of dollars. I think add-ons are a poor idea--they allow a manufacturer to make a stripped down product and leave important functionality to independent ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server � PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
