25 US Dollars
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
Paul Watson wrote: Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? Yes.
Jon Sagara
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
Well, considering when I go out tonight with my girlfriend, I will probably spend $100 in an hour and a half at the bar, no, $25 is not a lot of money to me (except when money gets tight :)). Here's a table of what things cost around here: - A tank of gas in my Jeep == $25 - Dinner for two at an average restaurant (not fancy) == $45 - Case of beer (24) == $19 - Food for a week from the grocery store == $40 I live in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN, USA. Not one of the more expensive places to live. Chris Richardson
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Paul Watson wrote: That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. Movie tickets in the 'States tend to go for around $8. My incredibly cheap rent, per month, is $600 + utilities -- Russell Morris "Have you gone mad Frink? Put down that science pole!"
In the San Francisco area, movie tickets now cost $9.25. So, $25 will allow you to buy 2 tickets and maybe one small drink. Don't get me started on rent. I'm paying $1500 for 2 bedroom, which is $500 less than what I was paying 3 years ago during the .COM boom.
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
That's what, £15? (It is, I checked the exchange rates). If I had it in my hand walking home I would probably spend it on snacks just for the journey and maybe a magazine or two. I'd probably keep a fiver back just to avoid breaking into anything bigger for the odd newspaper here and there. I'm not rich by any means, well not like that, but pocket change is not worth holding onto IMHO. Look at it in perspective - £15 is one round at the pub for four people.
David Wulff
"Without hopes and dreams we're directionless" - Anna
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
My wife is from China. She always saves every last bit of money--she won't spare a few dollars. Her brother makes $500 a month in China (more than she did when she was in China), whereas she makes over $5000/month here. Food and clothing are very cheap in China. When we went to China, we took out around 12 people to a very formal restaurant with excellent food and excellent ambience and service--and we paid for the whole dinner, which may have been like $25 for everything. It would have been like $40 bucks per person or $500 total here considering the quality of the restaurant. I can tell that she has a strong sense of the value of each dollar she spends, because she is constantly converting it to Chinese yuan in her mind--and she knows she can already do quite well in China if she were to go back with what she is currently making. She does not want to spend anything, because everything she buys feels expensive. She saves money like crazy; even with the lower amount of money made in China, the Chinese still have a saving rate. For me, $25 is nothing; I spend it very easily. But then again, I made quite a bit from stock options and my salary is well above average. Thanks, Wes
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
That's a very interesting question. $25 buys me:
- an hour's phonecall to my parents in India
- 8 dinners at home
- 2 months' supply of orange juice
- almost a week's worth of gasoline
- 83% of my pair of sturdy, comfortable and unfashionable shoes
- almost 2 pairs of Wrangler jeans on sale at Walmart
- half a month of cable internet
- almost 2 months' subscription to Netflix
Yes, I'd say $25 is a lot. But I agree with Chris. I'd spring $25 for a piece of software if it saved me time and/or sufficiently increased the quality of my work (or play). /ravi Let's put "civil" back in "civilization" Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
This is not just the question for shareware. The same applies to all categories of software. $799 VS.Net would cost thousands of rupees in India where as what an average person earns is far less. Maybe this is also one of the reason for software piracy. Many of the technical books are available for much lower cost (Economy editions specifically targeted for Indian subcontinent) than their original counterparts which again cost ( Price in Dollars * Exchange Rate ). I think the software companies should adopt the similar policy for retail sales. M$ :):):):):)
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
Yes, it is. Not too high (12,5 BigMACs, 5 movie tickets), but to buy a software for this price, it must be something helpful. I surely would stay by the free version, if it's sufficient. Pavel Sonork 100.15206
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
25$ for me is a minor treasure in my Domestic life, However in my commercial life it's peanuts. I'm quite comfortable to go out and spend 5,000,0000 NZ$ tommorrow buying an investment property or whatever if it makes fiscal sense for my group. However I think several times before spending an extra 40$NZ (abt 25$ US) on something that will give no return. -- Maybe my case is a bit different to most others. Regardz Colin J Davies
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This is not just the question for shareware. The same applies to all categories of software. $799 VS.Net would cost thousands of rupees in India where as what an average person earns is far less. Maybe this is also one of the reason for software piracy. Many of the technical books are available for much lower cost (Economy editions specifically targeted for Indian subcontinent) than their original counterparts which again cost ( Price in Dollars * Exchange Rate ). I think the software companies should adopt the similar policy for retail sales. M$ :):):):):)
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Is $25 a reasonable amount of money to you? To me it is, it is not an amount I will spend on a whim. It is the equivalent of two hundred and fifty South African Rand. That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs. I ask because David Stone was quite amazed that I am hesitant to pay $25 for Trillian Pro. $25 which to him was spent quite easily. $25 to me which I simply won't pay for Trillian Pro, the free version does well enough. (This also brings up the question about shareware authors and how they price their goods.) For those who live in first world countries; Do you realise that $25 to most of the world is not peanuts, that it is an amount which careful thought is given to on spending? Actually it is an amount that many simply don't have. Even for a middle class white boy like me living in a reasonable third world country like South Africa $25 is a lot of money. Just curious, David Stone was quite amazed :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaVivek Rajan wrote (about the Matrix): I assume they are using low colors because they want faster rendering using cheaper hardware... ...Cmon - atleast use 256 colors...
Paul Watson wrote: That is the same as 10 prime time movie tickets or 25 Big Macs What?! 10 movies!? 25 Big Macs?? Ok, next years vacation will be in South Africa. :) -- I'm the figure head on a ship of fools