CompuServe Messages

John: I think we've managed to come to some understanding on this topic but I still think that Tim is vulnerable to the teeming weasels who will try to scam the non-commercial version of his offerings. /_______________________From your message________________________\\ I think the point I was trying to raise got lost, I was talking about Single Source IPAS developers, who have no competition because for instance they support a popular specialized piece of hardware. __________________________________________________________________ An IPAS developer who finds itself in the position of offering the only solution to a particular problem should be able to charge as much as it possibly can. When the price gets too high the market will start to live without the product. /_______________________From your message________________________\\ Well aside from the fact that I don't think this is what Tim intended to imply, there are several large Fortune 500 companies that do just that; market very similar products at different pricing structures, which have practically monopolistic control. (Just for the sake of argument. <g>) __________________________________________________________________ Marketing similar products vs. marketing identical products is quite a distinction. Bob