Software start-ups feel the pinch

People like to spend money: A perception of you get what you pay for is out there. Not that this perception is a bad thing but it's being taken advantage of. Somehow the price acceptablitiy is very high. When someone offers a much lower price it is view with suspicion even though the lower price provides good profit to the company or contractor offering the lower price.

I don't see this trend changing anytime soon.

Now if only I could keep a straight face when asking for 100 times the price to task that I know I could do for a much less. Example: I can make a hefty profit doing a job for $2000 but the going rate for the job is $200,000. Do you think if I offered to do the job for $2000 that people wouldn't just think I must be incompenent due the fact I'm not ripping them off. Talk about silly but hey more money my pokey. I just have to keep from laughing when they offer me the contract.

I've seen this so many times and I've been stung for offering a reasonable rate.; Posted by: voska Posted on: 01/12/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Cheaper than IBM... Anton Philidor | 01/12/06

Too cheap??? No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/12/06

A race to the bottom??? No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/12/06

The price of innovation. Anton Philidor | 01/12/06

So True voska | 01/12/06

I agree completely... No_Ax_to_Grind | 01/12/06

Isn't voice command the start? Anton Philidor | 01/12/06

2 years or less... jheine | 01/12/06

Shoved out of the market? Anton Philidor | 01/12/06

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