#Multi-tasking Computers
11-May-88 15:17:30
Sb: #123715-#Multi-tasking Computers
Fm: Don Curtis/SYSOP 76703,4321
To: Henry Colonna 74726,3216
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Henry,
I agree, WP has fixed the product, I was just stating some possible
reasons for lingering bad feelings.
As to SRP, I'm sure the IBM version costs about the same on a
wholesale level as the Amiga version…so why not lower the cost of the
entire line to more properly reflect the true figures.
Again…this goes back to the idea that somehow or other the cost of
a product is somehow or other related to the usefullness or professional
level of the product. If WP is truly worth $400, then the wholesale price
should be about $300 and WP ought to keep the extra markup because their
product is 'worth it'.
Hasn't anyone at WP Corp (or any other large publisher) ever heard
that lowering the SRP so it's more in line with actual selling price is a
good idea and would promote better competition between the various software
publishers? When I first heard the SRP of $400 (and not knowing the real
wholesale price at that point)…I immediately put WP out of my 'wish list'
category. I'm sure others did also. Had the SRP been more in line with
reality ($260), which still allows a substantial markup for the dealers, they
probably would have sold more copies both in the Amiga world and the IBM
world.
Don