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zhamilton1
03-02-2003, 07:07 AM
Does anyone know how come ZLauncher only costs 12$ and thier support is great and they chomp out versions week after week?
Do they have a huge team? Do they have losts of money? What's the deal? Are they part of a bigger company?
How do they do it???
*YellowRose*
03-02-2003, 07:30 AM
Maybe they do it for themselves and 'sell it' because they can. Lots of stuff I do for myself that nobody could PAY me enough to do . . .
xyeta
03-02-2003, 11:34 AM
Maybe it's the Chinese Government's way of saying "Thank You" for all the technology the Clinton Administration gave them.
wid4008
03-02-2003, 11:50 AM
I seriously think that they should set the price of Zlauncher higher to $20 and above considering the quality of their services.
A reasonable price would be $15 and additional $2 for major upgrades.
cbulock
03-02-2003, 11:54 AM
Originally posted by wid4008
A reasonable price would be $15 and additional $2 for major upgrades.
But thats like $2 a week!:D
bobbd
03-02-2003, 12:50 PM
In the software business, especially shareware, there's always a fine line as to what scares people away and what the perceived value is. While the VALUE of ZLauncher far exceeds what they charge, the price certainly won't scare anyone away. In software it really can be make it up in volume. Although the effort they put into fixes and new features is absolutely amazing. I work in the software industry and I wish we could do half of what they do. Talk about customer satisfaction.
Although they've sort of boxed themselves in by saying that upgrades are free, maybe they'll sell add-ons. I've suggested that they make QuickLaunch available as an add-on app so that we could get Launch capabilities anywhere based on what's set up in ZLauncher. I'd gladly pay another $5-10 for that.
Bob
Originally posted by bobbd
In the software business, especially shareware, there's always a fine line as to what scares people away and what the perceived value is. While the VALUE of ZLauncher far exceeds what they charge, the price certainly won't scare anyone away. In software it really can be make it up in volume. Although the effort they put into fixes and new features is absolutely amazing. I work in the software industry and I wish we could do half of what they do. Talk about customer satisfaction.
Although they've sort of boxed themselves in by saying that upgrades are free, maybe they'll sell add-ons. I've suggested that they make QuickLaunch available as an add-on app so that we could get Launch capabilities anywhere based on what's set up in ZLauncher. I'd gladly pay another $5-10 for that.
Bob
We don't know their annual sales of this product nor do we know their motivation (i.e. money, just trying to give something to the PalmOS community, a side project...) So I guess we can speculate forever, but until someones asks we will not know. I trust that they know what they are doing and will make changes as they see appropriate.:)
sparkyclie
03-02-2003, 01:45 PM
Now I have paid my $12 they should up the price to $25 so I can benefit from the extra resources. Maybe they'll rewrite the Palm OS and make it multitasking! I miss my Psion's ability to load pages and download mail whilst I did something else.
Originally posted by xyeta
Maybe it's the Chinese Government's way of saying "Thank You" for all the technology the Clinton Administration gave them.
LOL :D
Originally posted by wid4008
I seriously think that they should set the price of Zlauncher higher to $20 and above considering the quality of their services.
A reasonable price would be $15 and additional $2 for major upgrades.
Don't be so eager to pay more than the asking price for a product, $12 (US) might buy a lot in China.
ZLauncher helps to make up for some of the over-priced software I paid for.
If you really feel like paying more, register another copy of ZL.
Originally posted by Sid
Don't be so eager to pay more than the asking price for a product, $12 (US) might buy a lot in China.
ZLauncher helps to make up for some of the over-priced software I paid for.
If you really feel like paying more, register another copy of ZL.
I agree, if you want to give them more money, then don't try and force it onto everyone, just give them some more of your own and register another copy.
rhart00
03-02-2003, 06:32 PM
Since everyone seems to wish they paid more for Zlauncher than they did, I will start a zlauncher collection. Please send only small unmarked bills. lol
Galley_SimRacer
03-02-2003, 10:12 PM
Naturally, every developer wants to be compensated fairly for their work, along with the costs incurred during the development phase, but the launcher market is very competitive, and they must price it accordingly. They are most likely making their earnings through volume, volume, volume! :)
Mr Sheen
03-02-2003, 10:36 PM
Originally posted by wid4008
I seriously think that they should set the price of Zlauncher higher to $20 and above considering the quality of their services.
A reasonable price would be $15 and additional $2 for major upgrades.
On what basis? the laws of economics are in action and they have made their price. That 's it.
Sheen
Hey! In most people's oppinions ZL was a good deal. Great. Now let them decide what they will do next, quite second guessing who, what, when, where, why and how much and enjoy the damn thing!
Ambassador
03-03-2003, 11:18 AM
Hey Z! How's your launcher coming along? Any progress updates for us? Hope your doin' good!
Eric
LaStigmata
03-03-2003, 11:32 AM
Second that Ambassador, I have not heard from Z! for a while now. How is it going Z!? By the way this is not just a Launcher it is almost an new OS, Is that right Z?
sebring
03-03-2003, 11:41 AM
I also haven't heard from them in almost 4 hours. What's going on?:rolleyes:
*YellowRose*
03-03-2003, 12:17 PM
Originally posted by LaStigmata
Second that Ambassador, I have not heard from Z! for a while now. How is it going Z!? By the way this is not just a Launcher it is almost an new OS, Is that right Z? It's not done. But I'll bet he's got great photoshop pictures though...lol!
Ambassador
03-03-2003, 12:55 PM
A lil skeptical aren't ya YR! I suppose time will tell! And so far there is ZLAUNCHER. Which by my book is awesome all around!
bobbd
03-03-2003, 01:02 PM
Originally posted by sebring
I also haven't heard from them in almost 4 hours. What's going on?:rolleyes:
Isn't it 3 AM or so over there? I assume they sleep at some point.:D Although I found a small bug with the Color Setup and they e-mailed me a fix to test within 24 hours. Incredible.
Bob
zhamilton1
03-04-2003, 07:25 AM
Check my thread in the developers section...
Ambassador
03-04-2003, 09:23 AM
Can ya put a link to the thread you're talking about Zakai? I am interesting in seeing what ya got going on. Thanx!
zhamilton1
03-04-2003, 09:40 AM
http://www.cliesource.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5646
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