[QLab] Pricing

[Matthew Otto]

I would have to agree with philip. I know you said that you wouldn't  
go that high but I think $500 might even be too much considering that  
Qlab free still exists. so $500 for show control in my opinion would  
not make enough people switch. Once you add the video features and   
other cool things like that that I could see my self and others  
forking over the money.
	As far as a running an offline version Qlab Free still exists and  
I'd assume that Qlab Pro reads Qlab free files. Therefore you would  
not necessarily need the offline feature. The only thing I'd like to  
see in Qlab free is the ability to put place holder cues in where  
MIDI cues and Video cues, etc. would normally be and would be  
activated once you bought pro or move the qlab file to a pro machine.  
That way you can program that stuff in but not have the ability to  
use it. Save the universities money by allowing them to use Qlab and  
program qlab pro features offline. The problem there requires a copy  
protect scheme, which is probably not worth it. and takes money away  
from you chris.


Have fun,
=Matt O.

PS I know other companies charge a lot more for thier product but the  
ones that do also offer support manuals and are the de-facto for  
playback sound. So I'd wait and gain more market share first.


On Aug 16, 2006, at 8:42 PM, Philip Barrett wrote:

> What about individuals?  All the users I know (myself included) are  
> working stiffs who carry QLab as part of their "kit".  Would I pay  
> $1,000 for QLab? Absolutely, but for that I would expect a CD, full  
> printed documentation & telephone tech support.
>
> PB
>
>
> On Aug 16, 2006, at 7:31 PM, Mike Benonis wrote:
>
>> Based on the feature set listed, I would offer a tiered plan along
>> these lines:
>>
>> $200 - K-12 Schools (excluding Magnet and Performing Arts schools)
>> $500 - University Drama Departments, Magnet/Performing Arts Schools,
>> Community/Non-Profit Theaters
>> $1000 - Commercial Theaters
>>
>> Upgrades should cost 50% of the licensing fee, and should be assessed
>> on full version upgrades (2.0, 3.0...)
>>
>>
>
> Philip Barrett
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