The references to downloading the demo was meant for Brendan. Sorry for the confusion....almost 2 A.M., but the sentiment is about the same regarding quality vs. price.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RBNUBE Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 1:46 AM To: 'REALbasic NUG' Subject: RE: Keynote Reality Distortion > I also think you misunderstand how markets work. > In my experience the higher the price the more the > perceived value. A Toyota and Lexus are both very > nice vehicles. But can you honestly say that the > Lexus that is twice as expensive has twice the value? > Why buy a Mac for $1300 when you can get a Windows PC > for $600? They both do the same thing. So, you're banking on the ignorance of others. Interesting concept and one that does seem to work quite well in some cases in the business world. As for me, I tend to test out products before I purchase them and I spend a lot of time researching products before I purchase them. It took me more than a year to decide to invest a relatively small amount of money in RB. I tried out several products, and even purchased (very, very cheaply at the time - $150) a used copy of VB 6.0 and a couple pieces of software designed specifically for Mac coding. So, as my first comment said, this sort of (crooked, albeit 'business-like') mentality does seem to work. It really does. But the majority of people making the types of decisions you mentioned above tend to have more money than common sense, or so much money that they can ignore the fact that they're technically being ripped off. How many in the RB community fit this profile? When I saw how much you were charging for your product, my first thought was "arrogance." After all, I could almost pay for a new license of RB for what you are asking. My second thought was, "Maybe his product is worth and, after all, I'm sure he spent a lot of time on this and I bet it has a lot of cool features." My third thought was, "Oh well. I can't afford this." I closed the web page and didn't even bother downloading the demo. I haven't test driven a Lexus, either. With all that said, I am sure the functionality is worth it to some people and I know I'm not your "target" audience. I also wonder how many people in the RB realm are able to justify such a purpose, other than those who are in the position to get someone else to buy it for them. I hope you're not offended by this. I get the feeling that you're a business person, and this is the way it works. Just a little (more than likely useless) feedback. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
