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Posted by Lucas
Jun 25, 2018 at 09:27 PM
Well put, Paul and Chris. While there is always room for debate regarding software prices, Paul is right that the program does much more than just handle notes. For instance, I recently created a customized task management and automatic scheduling solution in Tinderbox that meets my needs far better than any dedicated task management or scheduling software I’ve come across. For those willing to tinker, the possibilies are endless, even beyond the more typical use cases of the sort Chris described.
Posted by Hugh
Jun 26, 2018 at 08:20 AM
Lucas wrote:
Well put, Paul and Chris. While there is always room for debate
>regarding software prices, Paul is right that the program does much more
>than just handle notes.
Yes, well put, all. I’m one of those who think that “a tool for notes” markedly understates the value of Tinderbox and its possible uses. “A tool for thoughts” would be a more accurate and appropriate description, except perhaps that it sounds too pompous.
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jun 26, 2018 at 11:19 AM
Weighing in on the “Is Tinderbox Worth the Price?” debate:
In my view, absolutely. If it only did the Map View it would be worth it. No other app I’m aware of has this kind of free-form diagramming capability.
If it only did what the Outliner View does, it would be worth the money. It is arguably the best outliner available.
But you get both these facilities and a whole lot more.
A few years ago, Mark Bernstein offered a slightly scaled down version of Tinderbox called Twig, which was substantially lower in price. But it didn’t sell, so price point didn’t attract a new user base.
Steve Z.
Posted by Paul Korm
Jun 26, 2018 at 12:53 PM
Lucas, if you have an anonymized version you’d be willing to share as a template it would be interesting to see your approach.
Lucas wrote:
>For instance, I recently created a customized
>task management and automatic scheduling solution in Tinderbox that
>meets my needs far better than any dedicated task management or
>scheduling software I’ve come across. For those willing to tinker, the
>possibilies are endless, even beyond the more typical use cases of the
>sort Chris described.
Posted by Andy Brice
Jun 26, 2018 at 01:30 PM
Pricing is a complicated subject on which much can be said. But it is usually better for the vendor not to price at the low end of your market:
-Price is a signal. A low price implies that your product isn’t very good (even if that isn’t true).
-You can’t afford to provide decent support to someone who has only paid a few dollars.
-The less profit you make per customer the fewer marketing channels that are open to you.
-Low prices tend to attract the worst customers.
Consequently it is generally better to have 0.5X customers paying 2Y than X customers paying Y (if price elasticity allows).
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Andy Brice
http://www.hyperplan.com