meshes…
John,
I really uploaded those utilities as partly a market test but mostly as a
public benefit. As I said I kept them shareware in order to retain the rights.
I've religiously updated them once a year. <G> And for the praise and thanks
I've recieved it has been well worth it.
>> Another thing we all need to keep in mind is how to pay for the kind of
nice, (needed!) long term support we like (demand <g>) in the software we
buy… then you need to work those overhead costs into all calculations…
Absolutely! Something that can kill a company fast is product support, but
which, as American Consumers, we've come to expect. I didn't specifically
mention that other than to say that "it was more or less a full time effort"
for that very reason. I think some people have the impression that this kind of
thing can be done as a hobby on the side after work, well maybe at $10 a
program but what kind of support can you expect to get and who is going to
spend a half hour on the phone helping you solve your problems at that rate. If
its a serious product with serious professional application, its got to be the
real thing. Nobody has yet figured out a way to do this any less expensively
other than to mass market a lot of products together. Which is actually a good
reason to get with a mass marketing effort, where Pavel has a better chance to
make a success of it. You can be congratulated on your success, as I think you
are the exception not the rule. Typically follow up product is where one
starts to pass break even. I'm only aware of your CD currently, so excuse me if
I've missed some of your other efforts. (Now there's an opening for a "free"
plug. <g>)
-JE
-JE