Hi,
> > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mike wilson" > Subject: Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement > > > No I'm not. My argument was based on an orchestra, that has years > > of training and months of development costs for a performace. The > > higher pay is a function of the higher retail price which is a > > function of the amount customers are willing to pay. Or believe > > they need to. > > A lot of orchestra musicians have a day job, and are amateur > musicians. > A lot of orchestras are getting arts grants, offsetting the cost of > operation. > Most orchestras put on the occasional concert, for which they are > paid. > Most orchestras (like all musicians) get a royalty for every time > they sell a CD, or even get played on the radio.
All of which goes towards subsidising the cost of recorded music somewhat but does not cover the fact that the public would not pay an order of magnitude more for a copy of a music performance. Especially one that might or might not play, might sound different every time you used it and occasionally caused your playing mechanism to go into stasis. I really don't understand why it is OK for a software publisher to make profits of hundreds of millions and it is equally OK for an orchestra to teeter on the edge of insolvency in perpetuity.
> > Most software writers (at the Photoshop level) are professional > writers. It's all they do for a living.
And they produce a computer programme for playing with pictures. It does it quite well but it's hardly obligatory for the continuation of life. Rather like music.
> Very few, if any, software companies are getting government grants.
Many of them get government contracts, essentially the same thing.
> Software companies do trade shows and the like, at which they may > sell some product, but otherwise don't get paid for.
But the costs are set against tax.
> Once a piece of software is sold, that's pretty much it, except for > those that collect ongoing licensing fees. I don't suppose there are > all that many of those.
I would think that PS(i.e. Adobe) and most of the other major software developers make _most_ of their income from licencing. If you are a big institution, you will not be allowed by many of them to _buy_ your software.
> Your arguments don't hold up, I am afraid.
I'm afraid they do. I'm also afraid that this is probably boring the pants (or panties) off most people. And inciting others to unspeakable things with wax effigies. Enough said.
m
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