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CRM Pricing Changes: Brother Can You Spare 30 Bucks a Month

If there's one thing that characterizes a recession when it comes to CRM or enterprise applications desirability, its the pricing.  Pricing schemes are a big deal for potential customers.  Especially in an economic downturn where: Keeping the customer matters and CRM seems to be the way to...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., Microsoft Corp., SugarCRM, Pricing Strategy, CRM, Pricing Scheme, Enterprise Edition Pricing, Pricing, Marketing Research, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-04-29

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Microsoft to raise prices, add more high-end editions with SQL Server 2008 R2

More likely to ship with Visual Studio 2010?Is it not more likley that SQL 2008 R2 will ship with Visual Studio 2010 as it has done with previous releases? I understand VS2010 is likely to be available in March (Mix 2010?). In this way, SQL is likely to be...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Corp., price increase

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Microsoft adds an 'Office Starter' edition to its distribution plans

Consumer PreinstallsAs a preinstall on new consumer computers, it makes a lot more sense than Microsoft Works.Family packs, payment plans, unlimited downloadsI think if MS offered family pack bundles; partial payments over periods of time until the software is fully paid for; and unlimited downloads of the software to registered...

Tags: Groupware, starter edition, ribbon menu, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter, distribution plan, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

IBM targets Google Apps for business, undercuts pricing and touts reliability

Good newsWhile I'm not a big fan of IBM due to the usual cost associated with their offerings, I like their products overall and the fact that IBM is one of if not the largest proponent of open source software. I've used Lotus Notes and found it not as...

Tags: cloud computing, E-mail servers, pricing strategy, Premier Edition, Louts Notes, Google Inc., Google Apps, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes

RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakesI'll stick with XP until they stop supporting it, or until I need a new pc, in which case I'll probably get Home basic or Premium.With what Ultimate cost meI'm not switching. Gouge me once, shame on you. Gouge me twice...Thats...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Windows 7 Starter edition introduces genuine "Microsoft tax"

Their copyright, their license, their rulesIf you want it you have to play by their rules. Always has been that way with Windows, and it always will be that way. If you don't like it, you can always play with someone else who is more willing to share."How much you...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, tax, Microsoft Windows, Tiered pricing, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, Microsoft Windows 7, netbook, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Beware the gotchas in Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade, family pack pricing

Beware the gotchas in Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade, family pack pricingHome Premium = For consumers, why upgrade?When buying home premium, why should you upgrade? All the features offered in Pro & Ultimate are not for the average home user, but are all aimed at business use. (Bitlocker, AppLocker, RDP, EFS,...

Tags: Pricing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing research, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows 7 upgrade, gotcha, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?

Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?Bigger flaw in the analysis.We're talking about the per-copy price of Win7 as if it were a fixed amount, which it probably is - but the tacit assumption is that the price of the netbook it's running on is *also* a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Pricing, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), REAL QUESTION, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, OEM, pricing strategy, Microsoft Do, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., netbook

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

WWDC 2009 live

WWDC 2009 liveCommon baby!And here comes the 240GB iPod classics, *keeps fingers crossed*Or alternatively, a 80GB or so flash iPod classic - you can keep that touch feature and large screen - I need all my music with me at all times, with lots of battery life and that On...

Tags: Network technology, Digital music, 64-bit, Apple Inc., WWDC 2009, official opinion, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?

From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Alternative media centersCan free alternatives for media centers like XMBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBMC) or Boxee (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxee) serve the purpose on the lower Windows 7 versions lacking Windows Media Center?RE: From Starter to Ultimate: What's really in each Windows 7 Edition?Seriously, a comprehensive...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Edition, Starter, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-04

Global piracy on the rise

Global piracy on the riseWhat's a loss?Does the loss include dropping your prices to be more inline with the economy of the country you're selling in? Did the drop in piracy coincide with a drop in prices or an increase in enforcement? Or both? Is the BSA...

Tags: software key, piracy, software

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

CubeTree launches enterprise social networking suite; Can it stand out?

CubeTree on Monday unveiled its enterprise collaboration suite, which mimics popular social networking tools such as Facebook, Twitter and FriendFeed. In addition, CubeTree said that SAP has deployed the software among 4 percent of its workforce.  CubeTree's aim: Port social networking to create an enterprise collaboration suite. ...

Tags: Software, Network, SAP AG, Twitter, Tool, CubeTree, Social Networking, Productivity, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Sugar CRM reduces prices across the board, looking for broad adoption

As I said on my personal weblog yesterday: A day rarely passes that I don’t see another pricing adjustment in the saas world. Today it is SugarCRM that is taking the knife to prices, bringing the cost of a 5 user 'Express' system hosted in the internet cloud...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Board, Sugar CRM, Schenider, Open Source, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-29

Ultimate Steal, DreamSpark: motives questioned

My old friend Bryant Zadegan has a way of shining light on suspect and complicated imagery, especially news which contains baffling facts and multiple levels of discourse. Earlier on in the day, I received an instant message from him telling me to read his post, which points out a few...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., DreamSpark, Ultimate Steal, MSDN Academic Alliance, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-20

Corrupting consolidation

Corrupting consolidationMessage has been deleted.RE: Corrupting consolidationBest post on ZDNet for some time now.I thoroughly agree. What I don't understand is why did it have to come to this, for people to start examining their purchasing decisions instead of blindingly handing out cash for bloatware.Hey we're suffering too , sit...

Tags: Oracle Corp., recession, consolidation, Marxism

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

RDBMS license costs and Open Source

A comment by frequent contributor JesperFrimann last week caused me to take a closer look at licensing practices among major commercial database vendors other than Microsoft. All three of the big guys (Oracle, IBM, and Sybase) follow the same basic sales model: ...

Tags: Processor, Oracle Corp., Open Source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Pricing Strategy, RDBMS, IBM Corp., Pricing, Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Databases, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-09

News to know: Google antitrust; Bin Laden; Yelp Mafia; HP pay

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Garett Rogers: Will Google be targeted by new Attorney General for Antitrust? Sam Diaz: Where's Bin Laden? New theory,...

Tags: Google Inc., Osama Bin Laden, Hewlett-Packard Co., Antitrust, Dana Blankenhorn, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Law, Pricing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Public Relations, Marketing, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Corporate Communications

Blog posts 2009-02-20

Open letter failed; Microsoft screws over students again

Open letter failed; Microsoft screws over students againAm I missing something?[i]The Enterprise edition has [b]the same features as Ultimate[/b], except Enterprise only comes with a volume licence. That, in essence, means [b]you won?t[/b] be able to buy it and [b]allows universities to buy it in bulk for a cheaper price[/b][/i].So...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., Open Letter, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

How would you tweak Microsoft

How would you tweak MicrosoftAs they have it now it comes down to 2 for most of usPro or home. And now home is a subset of pro so the difference is clear. Plus you can upgrade LOCALLY to a higher version straight off the installation media. This is a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Overall IT, Starter, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly

Microsoft’s Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the uglyMicrosoft was surpised by how well Ultimate sold in Vista.Why would the company consider the Vista SE version less likely to be popular? Is this another example of the company understating expectable good news?RE: Microsoft???s Windows 7 line-up: The...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, netbook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Ultimate Edition, Microsoft?s Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-03