Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 11:00:40 02/07/05
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On February 07, 2005 at 12:16:20, Sally Weltrop wrote: >Most people do not have a 4 or 8 chip computer for their leisure so Stef will >LOSE money because a lot of people have dual's now and he always had this for >his regular shredder versions. Why is he making the jump the excludes the >majority? I don't think the "majority" of his customers will have a dual/quad/eight way system. >bottom line: he's just trying to squeeze people for more money. Not at all. He is following the market trend, which happens in every product. Did you purchase Deep Fritz or Deep Junior? If you did you paid more than people who purchased the single processor version. Do you think the same of Frans or Amir? Of course not. >He might be the WC for now and maybe in his mind he thinks it's a >definite that people have to have this version but he is going to burn himself. Again.. if products A and B are offering a single processor program for one price but offer a multi processor program for a higher price, the market will dictate that other programs will follow suit. Just because it was once offered a different way does not mean that it will always be the same. Markets and business climates change daily. He is not ripping anyone off. If anything you should be thankful that previous versions did not cost you more. >I for one will not be buying it period and this will have the same effect on >others as well. I have a dual machine and I am NOT buying the multiprocessor >version. Have fun. He has made a greedy, foolish decision that has irked a lot >of people so he should pay heed to it. Take a look at the price of single processor version chess programs from various companies. The prices are almost identical. Even when some are only offered as a download only purchase. Then look at the price of the multi processor chess program prices. They again are all within a few dollars of each other. He has not made a "greedy or foolish" decision. He has made the best business decision he can to follow the industry trend. Companies that do not follow the trend get left behind. It is a simple fact. While you are angry from a customer's stand point, take a moment to see he is not doing anything wrong from a business stand point. He is simply following a market trend whether you like it or not. Peter
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