One of the interesting things about releasing Tasks Pro™ is the response I’ve gotten to the pricing. It’s been pretty much split 50/50. I get some people wondering why software that does so much is so cheap (they wonder if it really works) and other people who see it as too expensive. I guess that probably means I’m in the right ballpark.
As I mentioned at the beginning of the year, I’m giving it a go as an independant developer this year. The last month or so I’ve spent 90% of my time on Tasks Pro™. I need to be bringing in some revenue from that work in order to be able to keep spending time on this project like I want to.
I’ve got some ambitious plans for new functionality I plan to release in Tasks Pro™ and Tasks this year. I want to keep the software accessible, but I also need to be able to support myself on it too. I think $25/user and less is pretty reasonably priced.
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Chris adds this Comment:
For what it’s worth…
I think that $25 per user is VERY reasonable for the software & support that they get. I think that a lot of people (not all) who complain are people who have been spolied by free software in general. Just my $.02
February 27th, 2004 at 5:45 pm
Ryan adds this Comment:
It is indeed very reasonable.
February 27th, 2004 at 8:13 pm
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Leasing Tasks Pro™?
I had an interesting e-mail conversation today with a fellow interested in a leased license of Tasks Pro (as an additional pricing option). There are several software packages that use this model. It’s an interesting idea; basically, this would allo…
February 28th, 2004 at 6:18 pm
tim adds this Comment:
I’ll pay you $25 for Tasks Pro. It makes me a more effective developer. Hell, it’s worth much more than that, but in a world with OutLook and Palm syncing you have a lot of market pressure. Anyways, I’ll pay you for your work.
March 2nd, 2004 at 12:37 pm
Alex adds this Comment:
Hi Tim, the pricing for Tasks 2.0 (from your e-mails I know you’re referring to the single user version) will probably be in that range.
Palm syncing is nice but it is yesterday’s news. I prefer going straight to the source with a wireless connection.
March 2nd, 2004 at 1:40 pm