Script Limits

[Dar Scott]

On Thursday, August 7, 2003, at 01:03 PM, David Bovill wrote:

> The classic reason for not doing this is the fear that it will undercut
> the market for the full product. This fear is completely unfounded. It
> is also completely un-Scottish.

I think this so, but I mention it with hesitation, because I respect 
RunRev's analysis.

Consider this scenario comparison (numbers off by several orders of 
magnitude):

With free version--
18,000,000 free version users in 2006
2,500,000 licensed version users in 2006
Cost to support free version $15,000 in 2006

Without free version--
20,000 free version users in 2006
90,000 licensed version users in 2006
Cost to fight free versions:  $150,000 in 2006

All of those numbers might be way off, I have not given this much 
consideration, but they should reflect my gut feel in this, which may 
not have any value at all.  My gut feel says my gut feel has no sense.

Dar Scott
I hear I'm part Scottish.  I think I'm probably related to St. Patrick 
and Adam Smith and some of those guys portrayed in the movies wearing 
blue.  And I shout "Freedom!" whenever I'm tortured.  (OK, Patrick was 
Roman-Scottish and lived mostly in Ireland, but I still claim him as a 
relative.)