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Weak US dollar starts to drive up mobile software prices: I am working on a full review of the excellent SoftMaker Office 2008 for Pocket PC and just received a note from the company that has an effect on pricing for U.S. buyers. Due to the fact that SoftMaker is a German company dealing in Euros, the significant loss in...; Tags: U.S., Mobile, Reduction, Pricing Strategy, SoftMaker Office 2008, Pocket PC, Pricing, Marketing Research, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-24
PaaS embraces client access licensing: PaaS embraces client access licensingAt least they offer SSLI checked out this company and they seem to address a few of the concerns for PaaS and SaaS.That being SSL. So at least when communicating with your web apps it would take an unreasonable effort to sniff your data traffic.However I...; Tags: cloud computing, extreme user, PaaS, client access licensing; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
VMWare employees to receive new pricing on underwater stock options: The last thing any employee wants is stock options that are "under water." But that's exactly what some VMWare employees who were issued options after the August IPO are stuck with. After the IPO, VMWare's stock climbed and climbed - from $57.71 on its first day to about $125 in...; Tags: Stock Option, Employee, Stock, VMware Inc., Pricing Strategy, Investment, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-17
How much is a unit of cloud computing?: Could Mosso's concept of a compute cycle be the first step towards a standard, negotiable unit of cloud computing? Or is that a step too far towards commoditization for vendors to stomach? by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Pricing Strategy, Computing, Mosso, Cloud Computing, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Sony brings better pricing and more digital content from E3 2008: Sony announces a new price for the 80GB Core Pack PS3 for September. The PlayStation store will now deliver TV shows and movies--in standard or high definition--that you can watch on your PS3 or your PSP. 'Gran Turismo' gets its own TV channel, and we get sneak peeks at 'DC...; Tags: Sony Corp., Pricing Strategy, Digital Content, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Game Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, News, E3, Sony, Gaming; Videos 2008-07-16

Canon USA announces EOS Rebel XS 10-megapixel dSLR pricing: Canon USA has finally announced U.S. pricing and availability for the long-rumored Canon EOS Rebel XS, its new entry-level dSLR which Canon officially announced in Japan on June 10. The 10-megapixel Rebel XS available in black or silver will ship in August and is available only in a kit version...; Tags: DSLR, Pricing Strategy, Canon USA Inc., Canon Inc., DP Review, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Vodafone Portugal's iPhone 3G rates: Vodafone Portugal's iPhone 3G ratesIphone pricing in Portugal-robberyThis is a complete hijack! Worst pricing for the iphone until now! The prices on the other carier in Portugal (Optimus/Orange) are equally insane! High pricing for the phone and really high prices each month, with little included (100 min+100SMS+250 or 500Mb of...; Tags: Cellular phones, Pricing, Apple iPhone, Vodafone Portugal, 3G, iPhone 3G, iphone, Vodafone Group Plc., pricing strategy, carrier; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Don't buy a Canon EOS Rebel XSi or XTi for Father's Day--wait for the Rebel XS: I was just trying to decide whether to include the Canon EOS Rebel XTi or XSi in a post on DSLRs to get for your dad or grad when today's Canon EOS Rebel XS announcement knocked both off the list. That's not to say that...; Tags: DSLR, Pricing Strategy, Canon Inc., XS, See Lori Grunin, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Janice Chen; Blog posts 2008-06-10
The iPhone 3G: The iPhone 3GAT&T 3G Data PricingCan you please update if you have any info on the AT&T 3G data plan pricing for the iPhone 3g. is it same as the current data plan or is it more!?As far as I know...The price is not any different. My V3xx switches back...; Tags: Pricing, Cellular phones, iPhone 3G, 3G, AT&T 3G, Apple iPhone, pricing strategy; Discussion threads 2008-06-09
Scaling the cloud, deflating the price of software: After a week of intensive usage last December getting his company's application to run against Amazon's SimpleDB cloud database, DreamFactory founder and CTO Bill Appleton wondered how big a bill he'd run up. To his amazement, what had seemed like a week's heavy usage had cost just a few cents....; Tags: Software, Database, On-demand, Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, DreamFactory, Bill Appleton, Pricing, Cloud Computing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Sharing your login is a criminal offence: It looks like security-as-a-service is going to be one of the themes I cover here next week, and meanwhile I'm mulling a new post about SaaS and software pricing. So it seemed like a good moment to relay a comment that I heard from one of the panelists speaking back...; Tags: Software, Commoditization, Pricing Strategy, Software As A Service (SaaS), Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Marketing Research, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Management, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-30
Google App Engine pricing a disappointment: Google App Engine pricing a disappointmentCPU pricing comparison is misleadingEC2 charges by the instance-hour. That is, it costs 10c per hour that each of your EC2 instances is up ($72/month for one instance), regardless of how much load is being put on each instance.If Google is charging by the "CPU...; Tags: Pricing, Google Inc., Google App Engine, Google App Engine pricing, storage, pricing strategy, Amazon.com Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-29
Google App Engine pricing a disappointment: At the same time they officially announced that Google App Engine is opening up to the public, Google has finally shared it's pricing strategy for the service. Google hasn't charged anybody anything to use the service while it's in preview mode. Even if the number and popularity of...; Tags: Google Inc., Bandwidth, Storage, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-05-29
Fade to black: Software shuts down servers automatically to conserve electricity: Fade to black: Software shuts down servers automatically to conserve electricityInteresting.So all test and developement servers could be scheduled to be shutdown Fri at 7 PM and come back up Monday at 7 AM.Let me see ..."The standard edition of the software starts at $2,000 per management machine."For that pricing...; Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Tools & Techniques, pricing strategy, server, software; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent: When Microsoft starts shipping its Windows Small Business Server 2008 product later this year, its price will be substantially higher -- as much as 80 percent -- than the current version of Small Business Server. Surprisingly, some testers and at least one market researcher don't seem fazed...; Tags: U.S., Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Product, Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, CAL, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Marketing Research, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-13
How PaaS pulls software pricing down: How PaaS pulls software pricing downMinor Errata CorrectionPhil:In your last paragraph, you state that customers would need to stay tuned into email in order to learn about service updates. That's incorrect. Actually, within their Bungee Connect developer accounts, customers will see available updates for their registered Bungee Application Server appliances....; Tags: PaaS, software pricing, Bungee Connect, pricing strategy, software; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
How PaaS pulls software pricing down: Platform-as-a-service startup Bungee Labs this week released a new utility pricing model that really starts to put the spotlight on the pricing charged by established software-as-a-service providers. Bungee also announced what it calls 'federated hosting', which gives customers the choice of where to host their Bungee-developed applications; with Bungee in...; Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Application, PaaS, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Making sense of Windows' irrational pricing and licensing: Making sense of Windows' irrational pricing and licensingIt's kind of a sad thing...[i]You can get a better deal direct from Microsoft, just by installing an unlicensed copy of Windows and not activating it within the first 30 days.[/i]It's kind of a sad thing when the way to get Windows at...; Tags: Media Center PCs, Pricing, Piracy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, irrational pricing, pricing strategy, Making Sense; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Making sense of Windows' irrational pricing and licensing: A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced it was cutting the price of retail, shrink-wrapped copies of Windows Vista. The new suggested price for an upgrade edition of Windows Vista Ultimate is $219, down from $299. The cost of an upgrade edition of Vista Home Premium drops to $129 from $159. Those price...; Tags: Product Activation, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Price, Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-14
The Price Is Right (exe): Feel the thrill of playing in Contestant Row and through different pricing game challenges, including Plinko, Cliff Hangers and Punch-A-Bunch and more of your favorites. Try your luck as you spin the Big Wheel for the chance fabulous prizes and a huge pay-off at the Showcase. This version is the...; Tags: Pricing Strategy, Ludia, Pricing, Games, Marketing Research, Marketing, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-04-01