[ILUG] Re: Program costs

From: Ferren MacIntyre (Ferren.MacIntyre at domain nuigalway.ie)
Date: Thu 18 Oct 2001 - 10:22:24 IST

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>Gerard J Keating wrote:
>>
>> Ferren MacIntyre wrote:
> >
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> > There is no reason why a computer program should cost more than a book.
> >
>>
>> OK then, assuming a book costs about IEP20.00, will you write me a small
>> database system for 20 quid, please thanks..
>
>Economies of scale: A book is a mass produced item. A database system is
>often a one off item. If a book was produced to be a one off or produced
>in very small numbers, then it would be very expensive. (It was that way
>before scriptoria and eventually moveable type printing.) There also has
>to be a demand for the product.

Excel is not a one-off item. Word is not a one-off item. Photoshop is not
a one off item.

--Ferren

The love of money is the root of all evil. Diogenes
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