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Subject: Re: If Chessbase engines' costs were (lets say) 10 dollars.......

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 14:54:36 09/06/05

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On September 06, 2005 at 17:46:53, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On September 06, 2005 at 17:38:42, Bernardo Wesler wrote:
>
>>....I (according to American Marketing Association estimates)assure they would
>>sell ten more times than nowadays......
>
>At (therefore) what is probably a considerable loss.
>
>Development costs are fixed and are purely a function of headcount.
>
>Manufacture and packaging are fairly negligible (pressing a CD is less than 50
>cents).
>
>Technical support for each engine sold will still be the same, and is probably
>the broad majority of the cost [as an average].

If the price is only 10$ then it is logical to  give no technical support unless
the customer pay additional money.

Uri

• I agree. Bernardo Wesler 05:06:29 09/07/05
• Re: If Chessbase engines' costs were (lets say) 10 dollars....... Dann Corbit 15:49:19 09/06/05
  • come on, u could pay extra money for it.... if u wish...... Bernardo Wesler 05:08:12 09/07/05
  • Re: If Chessbase engines' costs were (lets say) 10 dollars....... Uri Blass 16:00:28 09/06/05
    • Uri: right answer!! i agree. Bernardo Wesler 05:09:36 09/07/05
    • Re: If Chessbase engines' costs were (lets say) 10 dollars....... Dann Corbit 16:13:43 09/06/05
      • Come on Dan: are u in the customer's boots? Bernardo Wesler 05:11:25 09/07/05
        • Re: Come on Dan: are u in the customer's boots? Dann Corbit 17:42:55 09/07/05
          • u will see the times to come.... Bernardo Wesler 04:57:36 09/08/05

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