Msg: 4737 *Conference*

11-01-93 10:09:58

From: RICHARD HANSON

To : JOHN STEWART

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #4736 (HI!)

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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-