Make a name for yourself. Just because an application or software is sold doesn't mean it's any good; you just need strong marketing and sales people. Most programmers I know don't make good sales people so they might release a product to show that they are good and then attract clients.
On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Douglas Brown wrote: > I know this is not the place for this, but I just have to ask this > question of the community. What is the benefit of developing a > commercial grade application and then giving that application away for > free? I see message boards out there where people have obviously spent > hours and hours of development time and effort, just to turn around and > give the thing away. Is this type of mentality not hurting the > development community? I understand that a message board is not that > huge of a deal, but some people are trying to make a living developing > such items. Is it not more beneficial to design a product and sale it > for the going rate of such an application? I am eager to hear what > everyones thoughts are on this subject. I would have posted to the > community list, but hardly anyone really reads it. > > > > > > > > > > > Doug Brown > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 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=coldfusionb 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
