- Chris Lemens <chrislemens_at_...> wrote: >
Alexander G. M. Smith replied to me, replying to
> David
> Short:
> > > > Particularly for software, a better model
> > > > would be for developers to provide enough
> > > > support and content that it is worth the time
> > > > and effort of customers to purchase the
> product.
> > >
> > > I've never actually seen this work well,
> > > though I'm not familiar with the example
> > > you cite.
> >
> > How about Everquest and other games? They
> > have large teams adding new artwork (treasure
> > items, plot lines, etc) to the game. It's
> > a subscriber model, not a single item sale,
> > and it seems to work.
>
> I think the difference is that Everquest is run on a
> hosted model, where the company in question also has
> to bear the (cost of buying computing capacity (even
> if it is through an outsourcer, they require either
> up-front fees or creditworthiness and a commitment
> to
> miunimum purchases). That is a difficult model to
> break into. Also it only seems to work well where
> players can interact with each other. I admit that,
> when the stars are right, it can be very successful.
>
> Note, though that Everquest markets through retail
> shops. (What is in the box, by the way?)
>
I believe, apart from the cd and case, there is a
large manual, an ad for an ISP and maybe a map, but I
can't really remember. I bought it once, only to
return it as soon as I found out it required paying by
credit card :( bad move
>
> =====
> Chris Lemens
>
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