27-07-2005, 06:51 AM
My opinion ... not that it counts for much ....
1) Dan is the developer of the software, and based on the time, effort and whatever his feelings on a given day are, he, and he alone has
the right to charge what he wants for the program.
2) We are the consumer, we, and we alone (on an individual basis of course) have the right to evaluate the software and make the
decision to buy or not to buy.
And in those two statements there is a whole lot of middle ground ... somewhere in there Dan will choose a price that while it will not
satisfy everybody, it will maximize the revenue potential to himself and his company. Choose a price too high, and nobody will buy, Dan
will not maximize his opportunity. Choose a price too low, and everybody will buy, but Dan still won't maximize his opportunity.
My personal feeling, compared to way too many addons that I have purchased over the years, this product is more than worth the money I
payed for it. I have bought sceneries for way too many airports that I have only flown into once or twice, I have bought payware aircraft that I
can only get about 1000 feet off of the ground, yet would not fly every flight anyway, and I have bought a whole mess of other addons that I
couldn't even name now. This addon however goes with me on every flight, introduces elements such as realistic failures, passengers,
payload models, penalties for incorrect use of SOP's etc that no one software I have ever purchased does. Worth every penny I paid for it,
and if Dan asked for a donation tomorrow to further help his cause, I would be one of the first in line!
1) Dan is the developer of the software, and based on the time, effort and whatever his feelings on a given day are, he, and he alone has
the right to charge what he wants for the program.
2) We are the consumer, we, and we alone (on an individual basis of course) have the right to evaluate the software and make the
decision to buy or not to buy.
And in those two statements there is a whole lot of middle ground ... somewhere in there Dan will choose a price that while it will not
satisfy everybody, it will maximize the revenue potential to himself and his company. Choose a price too high, and nobody will buy, Dan
will not maximize his opportunity. Choose a price too low, and everybody will buy, but Dan still won't maximize his opportunity.
My personal feeling, compared to way too many addons that I have purchased over the years, this product is more than worth the money I
payed for it. I have bought sceneries for way too many airports that I have only flown into once or twice, I have bought payware aircraft that I
can only get about 1000 feet off of the ground, yet would not fly every flight anyway, and I have bought a whole mess of other addons that I
couldn't even name now. This addon however goes with me on every flight, introduces elements such as realistic failures, passengers,
payload models, penalties for incorrect use of SOP's etc that no one software I have ever purchased does. Worth every penny I paid for it,
and if Dan asked for a donation tomorrow to further help his cause, I would be one of the first in line!
Glenn