5 month ago
Linkorama : The Economics of Software - As Keynes famously pointed out, "in the long run, we are all dead" -- so don't count on any less sighing or groaning or check writing in the immediate future...
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10 month ago
Linkorama : new software pricing models - Software pricing models are try-outs for the future, just like social software on the Web.
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14 month ago
Linkorama : New Radiohead CD to Debut Online - choose your own price
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25 month ago
43folders : Apple Matters | Zune Marketplace's Absurd Pricing Scheme - "In effect, Microsoft has created a store that only accepts gift cards as the valid method of payments. "
Rod Begbie : Apple Matters | Zune Marketplace's Absurd Pricing Scheme - Microsoft's "you must buy points in $5 increments" makes sense if you consider credit-card transaction costs (I'm sure Apple loses money if you only buy one 99 cent song at a time -- that's why they batch up your transactions), but the user experience of [via] #
Jeremy Zawodny : Zune Marketplace's Absurd Pricing Scheme - Zune Marketplace's Absurd Pricing Scheme: "So, this horrible system has been put in place (according to Microsoft’s logic) to make life easier for less than 1 million people."
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Jeremy Zawodny : The Best Time to Buy Everything - The Best Time to Buy Everything: tips on when to buy stuff to get good deals
43folders : The Best Time to Buy Everything (Deal of the Day: Personal Finance) | SmartMoney.com - "Airlines make major pricing changes (and run fare sales) every week, typically on Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings."
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33 month ago
Linkorama : The true invention of the internet and Goodmail - The internet cost contract is “I pay for my end, you pay for yours, and we don’t sweat the packets.†It is this approach, not any particular technology, that fostered the great things that came from the internet.
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34 month ago
Linkorama : NYT check in on Goodmail debate - Calacanis: or "We are keeping the White List so Fred and Brad are happy"
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37 month ago
philgyford : Pricing (27 October 2005, Interconnected) - Webb again on how to charge for freelance and consulting work. Brilliant, without having to mention embarrassing figures.
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37 month ago
Linkorama : Why You Should Pay to Read This - If Carr's thesis is that being free means getting what you paid for, then his arguments actually ended up in favor of being free.
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38 month ago
plasticbag : Signal vs. Noise asks its readers whether iTunes should keep all its songs at a flat-rate of 99c or follow the wishes of the record industry in putting in price variety - Lots of people have argued that songs should be sold at different prices because then the market can be optimised. But that assumes Apple have a monopoly. Other vendors can try variable pricing - if it works, Apple will follow suit...
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38 month ago
Linkorama : Setting User Expectations on Price - One of the smartest insights shared at the event
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40 month ago
Linkorama : Calculating the True Price of Software - Great explanation of Real Options inherent in buying consumer and enterprise software
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