Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.tech:7877 comp.sys.amiga:42557 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!richsun!kjohn From: kjohn@richsun.UUCP (John Kjellman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Should I go commercial? Message-ID: <628@richsun.UUCP> Date: 27 Oct 89 18:29:46 GMT References: <8910240722.AA22726@postgres.Berkeley.EDU> Reply-To: kjohn@richsun.UUCP (John Kjellman) Organization: RICH Inc. , Franklin Park,IL Lines: 43 In article <8910240722.AA22726@postgres.Berkeley.EDU> dillon@POSTGRES.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon) writes: > > Should I go shareware with some of my better programs? That is, > request $$ ? I was thinking of this: > > DME $10 > DCron $10 > DNet $10 > DMouse $10 I think this is far too little, maybe a higher (say $20 ?) price with a package deal (all 4 for $50 ?) would be better (for you :-). > [......] > As I said, updates would be free, but the user will need a > modem. I would commit time to make the programs spiffy. Distribution of upgrades via modem is great FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.... How would users w/o USENET access find out about new upgrades? Maybe a mailing of some sort? I dunno ...... Mailing update disks would be the best, but that would require some sort of annual fee ...... I dunno about the rest of you, but I would (if I can ever get financing for my new Amiga :-) certainly purchase all 4 programs, they are a big part of what makes the Amiga so great..... > [.....] > I have also written a couple of new programs. One especially, Sounds like a couple more winners to me Matt..... Maybe a company is in order MattWare, MWare, M-Dimensional Software, Software, ..... > [.....] > -Matt KJohn P.S. If I knew what I was talking about someone would be paying me for this :-) -- | Only /// | #include /*KJohn - The man without an Amiga*/ | | Amiga \XX/ | kjohn@richp1 or [ purdue | cs.ubc | mcdchg ] ! richp1 ! kjohn |