Thanks for the respone, Martin.
Never hurts to ask. [:)]
matto
Never hurts to ask. [:)]
matto
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@Martin said:
Hello everyone,
The lack of response from the Marketing guy has a much simpler reason--I was travelling... You all made good points, and while I totally understand the wish for a group buy we are actually not thinking about it. Some of you have already mentioned why it can't or shouldn't be done, and I could add some more reasons [;)] So, no grinding our teeth, no cursing, no calculating either, but happy about you actively participating as always and a lot of nice comments on our products [:)]
All the best, Martin
@Nick Batzdorf said:
In the longer term it's going to cause serious problems for developers if people start expecting to pay 40% of the price.
@Nick Batzdorf said:
Just to rub it in, right now people are asking on NS and V.I. Control whether to buy EWQLSO Gold or GPO, and whether Gold is even worth $400.
The psychology of it all is pretty devastating to everyone - and that includes people who've invested in the product at full price.
@Nick Batzdorf said:
Just to rub it in, right now people are asking on NS and V.I. Control whether to buy EWQLSO Gold or GPO, and whether Gold is even worth $400.
The psychology of it all is pretty devastating to everyone - and that includes people who've invested in the product at full price.
People are ecstatic, not devastated.
@Nick Batzdorf said:
Matto:
1. If you need it right now, sure. But otherwise, you're not stupid; if you know the library is going to be 40% of the price as soon as there's a group buy, you're going to wait.
2. That idea works now, but my point is that the initial value of future products is going to drop if group buys are overused. Nobody will be able to get the $1000 - which already is a huge reduction from Platinum - to make their projects pay off.
Again, that's only if this is overused. I don't mean to sound hysterical.
3. There's nothing wrong with sales, and there's nothing wrong with group buys. It's the scale that would worry me.
4. Are you trying to get me into trouble? I'm not starting a fight with Doug, I'm voicing concern about the group buy concept - or at least the extreme group buy concept. It's really none of my business, since I'm not selling sample libraries or V.I.s. Heck, maybe Doug figures he can corner the market this way. Or maybe he's planning on having everyone upgrade to the enhanced edition when it's available. What do I know.
That's really the same reason Doug and Nick are able to sell Gold for $400 bucks now, but not initially.
@Nick Batzdorf said:
Do you have specific ideas about how things will change, Rich, or just speculating in general?