Re: Pirate software for PPC

Alan T wrote:
Bear in mind you're not just paying for a program that is less than
1 meg in size you're also paying for the two to three years this
guy spent designing/building/testing the software. That software
doesn't magically appear. Someone spent about 80 hours a week for
about two to three years to design/build/test that program.

I am not quite sure I agree with you with the time-frame.
For a PPC program to span across 80 hours a week for 2-3 years that's not
possible or not practical.



The cost to develop software is IRRELEVANT!!!

The value of anything, software, hardware, oil, sex, beer...ANYTHING
is closely related to your ALTERNATIVES.

If electricity is free and you have a car that runs on gas or electricity, how much will you pay for gasoline?
If public transportation is free, but doesn't get you from where
you are to where you want to be, how much will you pay for gasoline?
It's ALL about alternatives.

Fortunately, there's a lot of freeware out there. The value of
software is in the portion that I WANT that exceeds what I can get in freeware...or "alreadygotware" that I already paid for.

I used to run MSOffice 97. It did 100% of what I needed. I don't need ANY of the features in newer versions. I upgraded to MSOffice 2000
only because I found it for 25-cents at a garage sale.

I used to run Windows 98. It did 100% of what I needed. I don't need
ANY of the features in newer versions. I upgraded to XP for three reasons.
Office Depot put it on sale for $10 after rebate.
Improved USB functionality outwieghed the considerable hassle of change.

The third reason is slightly more complex. MS understands the problem
and realize that they have to FORCE me to upgrade. They do that by
changing file formats and adding features that are used by programmers.
If the compiler makes it easy to write code for xp and hard to write
code for older OS's, over time, less and less new sw runs on my old OS
and I'm forced to upgrade. You see the same thing in web browsers.
Some MS driven sites don't work well with firefox. And that's no accident. They sell me software by neutering my alternatives.

So, if you're a software developer, and not a monopoly,
you MUST give me features that I want
and cannot get in a cheaper alternative. If you can't do that
and still sell if for what I'm willing to pay for the
enhancements alone, I won't buy your software.
That's why being the first with
desirable software AND having a sustainable competitive advantage is so critical. For the first guy, there are no alternatives.


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