Msg: 4737 *Conference*
11-01-93 10:09:58
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : JOHN STEWART
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #4736 (HI!)
---- Here's wishing you a grand train trip, John. Wow! Sounds like The Software Labs must be doing a brisk business. Just think about the cost of 6.5 million catalogs. I've receive their catalogs and must say that they are probably spending around $1 each for all those pages and color. Add it up... that's $6,500,000! And what are they selling disks for? Maybe $2 each? Ohoooo... they've got to crank out a lot of disks... keeping in mind the cost of the disk, duplication, staffing, general office overhead, cost of money, etc. I bet they make maybe a buck a disk at most. That's a lot of disks to just break even. > Question? With all this exposure, why are we making no more money than before???? Why aren't you making more money with all the increased exposure? That's a good question. Perhaps you are not marketing your earware through the right channels. Are preaching to the choir?, i.e., people already up and running. Is Windows vs. DOS a bigger market then you figured? Perhaps you should be marketing through KMart, Sears, Tandy, or a TV Infomercial. Good luck in any case. Remember, life is a "trip" not a destination. -Rick-