Scott,
I respectfully disagree. This is true of "Corporate developers", but not
OEMs.
My point is you don't know if it's reasonable. They don't give you any
indication of the range. It's like the old joke in movies when a car breaks
down, and the guy says "How much is it going to cost to fix my car," and the
mechanic replies, "How much you got?"
My point more than anything was two fold: 1st - People using a tool to
create an application FOR Resale are very concerned with the price of the
tools; every % you give in royalty reduces your marketing budget, profit,
etc. 2nd - You're going to be concerned about a company that gives you no
indication of what to expect.
FURTHER:
I am in no way suggesting that I think that Blue Marble is trying to be
sneaky, dishonest, or anything else. I'm suggesting that this may cause
that type of perception. This is just my opinion. When looking at cars in
the past, etc, if no price is listed, I'm not interested. Just 1 guy's
opinion.
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'Dan Munson' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, February 05, 1999 12:13 PM
Subject: RE: re[2]: MI pricing for MapX
>Dan,
>
>You wrote, in part:
>
>"the licensee is going to, in many cases, see
> if he/she can outsmart you to reduce the fee."
>
>I doubt it. Most developers want to get a job done,
>and they need to be able to do it in a straightforward
>way. They will not be looking for a way to snooker
>their tools vendor, so long as that vendor's pricing
>is reasonable, and commensurate with pricing and
>licensing elsewhere in the OCX tools community.
>
>Regards,
>
>Scott Elliott
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Directions Magazine
>http://www.directionsmag.com
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