--- In exs-users@yahoogroups.com, Nick Batzdorf <recording@...> wrote: > > Hi Nick, I will look up the word 'curmudgeon' later, > > It means grumpy, stubborn, a grouch :) > > > but I think there are a number of ways I > > personally would justify this: > > > > 1) market penetration > > [snip] > > > 2) a volume buy from an accountany perspective has resulted from no > > direct marketing > > campaign which can be a significant part of the unit cost of a > > product (Im speaking very > > generally here since that is so dependent on your actual market) > > 3) more money, money you wouldnt get if you didnt do the group buy, > > and what is the > > additional cost? some time allocated to it by your product manager, > > possibly no sales > > commission either... maybe.... > > [snip] > > I forget whether I posted this here, but a developer friend of mine > likens group buys to fishing with dynamite: sure you catch a lot of > fish, but the reef is gone forever. > > And that's exactly what we're seeing here - "Ooh, a great new > program. And I'm not going to buy it! I'm going to see if there's a > group buy so I can have it for a fraction of its value." Andrea isn't > a "market penetration" combatant, he's an extremely talented guy who > deserves to be paid for his company's extraordinary efforts. This > isn't a mass-market product, it's something only an enthusiast who > wants to advance the art would produce. > > Come on, he only wants a poxy $249 for Keymap, or an additional $130 > for everything they make! If it's not worth that, then we may as well > just forget it - we're only going to see music software development > from large companies that subsidize it to help sell other things. > (And I'm not just talking about Apple.) > > If you want Keymap - and anyone who makes their own sample libraries > probably does - then consider the money an investment in Redmatica's > software development and stop waiting for a group buy. > > > > Nick Batzdorf, editor/publisher > Virtual Instruments Magazine > www.Virtualinstrumentsmag.com > 1-877 VImagzn (846-2496) > +1818/905-9101, cell 590-9101 > I had a 'curmudgeon' day yesterday actually.. wish I knew it was called that then.. to be totally honest with you, I had chosen not to purchase Keymap and purchase Kontakt 3 upgrade instead recently (hey, does that count as competition?). Im upgrading my studio amougst other projects so Im not in a position to consider it a cheap buy.. especially since in UK pounds it isnt such a snip :O) So, fingers crossed for a group buy, but Im in no rush :O)