Author: Chris Carson
Date: 08:02:51 04/07/03
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On April 07, 2003 at 10:51:22, Uri Blass wrote: >On April 07, 2003 at 10:24:46, Chris Carson wrote: > >>On April 07, 2003 at 09:56:54, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>Suppose that a programmer of a good program decides to sell his(her) engine only >>>as a winboard engine(it can run under Fritz in these conditions) >>> >>>I am interested in your estimate for the following questions >>> >>>How much money (s)he can get from it in the following cases: >>> >>>1)The program is at similiar level to Crafty >> Nothing >> >> >>>2)The program is at similiar level to Ruffian >> $10.00 >> >> >>>3)The program is at similiar level to Fritz >> $30.00 >> >> >>>4)The program is 100 elo better than Fritz8 >> $50.00 > >No I do not believe that the programmer can earn only 50$ if the program is 100 >elo better than Fritz8. > >Maybe you mean 50$ per copy but I asked about the total profit. Yes, that is what I mean. Could earn a lot of money with this product. >> >> >>> >>>I thought that the programmers of the top amateur(crafty level that are not >>>clones of other programs) are probably rich people thanks to the fact that they >>>are good programmers so they do not care if they can make more 100$ per month >>>from their program but it seems that I was wrong based on the following post >>>when the author of smarthink claims that he earns only 100$ per month: >>> >>>http://f11.parsimony.net/forum16635/messages/46347.htm >>> >>>Another possibility is that I am wrong in my guess that he can make money by >>>selling his program. >>> >>>More questions: >>> >>>suppose for the discussion that a programmer decides to earn 10$ per copy that >>>(s)he sells. >> $15.00 > >Why do you change the question? Sorry, I mis-read it the first time. Seems like a reasonable amout to earn per copy. > >> >> >> >>>Suppose that the programmer expects to sell 120 copies per year. >>> >>>What should be the price of the program? >> Do something else, 120 copies is not enough and the price would be to high. > >You do not answer the question and I do not understand why the price needs to be >very high. > >> >> >>> >>>Is the price significantly higher relative to the case that he expects to sell >>>1200 or 12000 copies per year? >> >> Yes, a factor to 10 to 100 times higher. I would think 12000 might not be >>enough copies to get the needed price break over investiment/work needed. > > > At >>$10/copie this is not enouth money, maybe at $100/copy 12000 might be >>interesting, > >Your numbers suggests that only a gain of 12000*100=1200000$ is enough. >It means that you believe that the investment is of order of 1 miliion $'s > >How do you get this investment? I am thinking of complete independance. If someone wants a suplemental income, then fewer copies/price breakdown would work. My numbers may be inflated for most people. Just my thoughts, not a limitation. > >Uri
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