TS7 pricing 2004-12-17 - By Dave Angelini
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The more things change, the more they stay the same....
Invariably, each major release of trueSpace prompts this discussion. If you
look back to the release of tS4, particularly when Caligari announced that
the old rPlus renderer was going to be replaced by the more professional
Lightworks package, there were huge waves of similar concern through the
TSML. Back then, there were even discussions of splitting tS4 into two
packages: proSpace aimed and priced for professionals and our standard low
cost trueSpace. Sound familiar? Well, after much discussion, trueSpace4
was released at only a slightly higher upgrade price than used when tS3 was
released and, in time, that price dropped too.
I guess the only answer which I can offer is that Caligari has been in the
business for 10 years now (is that grey I see Roman's beard?). They know
their customers, their market demographic and how to best maximize revenue
in that market (sorry...but this isn't charity).
I honestly don't think they are going to price tS7 so high that they lose
half their market to Carerra, Real Soft, Hash, etc.
Let's take a breath people.
Thanks,
Dave Angelini
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "DRxDON" <drxdon@(protected)>
To: <truespace@(protected)>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TSML] TS7 pricing
> I think that I may have been the first to bring up this
> prospect, which was just a speculation on my part. I
> was basing it on the idea that a lot of new features
> *may* increase the pice *slightly* but that Caligari
> may want to raise the price more if they think that
> they may have a "high end" very competitive product
> on the market now. The reason being, so that tS would
> no longer be called a "mid-range" product by the industry
> if it actually WAS no longer priced "mid-range". Again,
> only speculation on my part; I certainly hope I am wrong!
> :-)
>
> Don
>
> Oh yeah,... MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! <:-)
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I noticed someone say something about TS7 being on a
> > different pricing range than the previous versions.
> > Personally, I agree that this is sad, as my primary
> > work has nothing to do with 3d graphics (I'm more of a
> > hobbyist) and a big investment on a 3d application is
> > something that I am unwilling to do if I can't get a
> > profit out of it (I don't currently use TS for profit,
> > either).
> >
> > However, I think the folks at Caligari will not let
> > us down. I've known them for their incredible
> > seasonal rebates, which allow you to buy TS for much
> > less than the regular price. I bought TS4 for $99,
> > and was able to upgrade to 6.6 in less than a year
> > (and I don't I can afford any 3d app over $300). Just
> > thought I'd share my opinion.
> >
> > By the way, merry Christmas to everyone on the TSML!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Omar
>
>
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> DRxDON
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