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Re: PV-WAVE for Linux [message #4399 is a reply to message #4351]

Tue, 23 May 1995 00:00

douga
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Registered: May 1994

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In article <3ppsai$lmq@aragorn.unibe.ch>, M Larkum <larkum@pyl.unibe.ch> wrote:

> If it's so easy to do (and it's been done now anyway), what more do
> they have to do than offer the damn software to people who want to
> buy it? If nobody wants it, they don't lose a cent.
>
> Am I missing something?

Yes. Porting the software itself is a significant part of the cost, but
there are all sorts of other costs associated with launching a product.
Developing a complete installation guide, documentation, promotional
materials, getting disks copied, documentation printed, computer systems
updated, changing millions of different little things. Plus you have to
worry about the product each time you update. So when a new version
comes out you have to go through all the numerous steps involved, even if
you have 10 users. Or you decide not to update for that environment and
annoy the hell out of those 10 customers.

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		PV-WAVE for Linux By: larkum on Fri, 19 May 1995 00:00
		Re: PV-WAVE for Linux By: jeff on Wed, 24 May 1995 00:00
		Re: PV-WAVE for Linux By: douga on Tue, 23 May 1995 00:00
		Re: PV-WAVE for Linux By: atp on Wed, 31 May 1995 00:00

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