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Simple pricing. No need for a calculator. And then you quote prices in swiss franks instead of US dollars as its common in hosting industry. I don't have curr

by forcer 11y ago

Simple pricing. No need for a calculator. And then you quote prices in swiss franks instead of US dollars as its common in hosting industry. I don't have currency converter in my head nor I know USD->CHF rate

sschueller 11y ago
It practically 1:1 at the moment (1.00 USD = 0.999026 CHF)
frobozz 11y ago
If you are looking at their website using a browser connected to the internet, you don't need to do currency conversions in you head and memorise the exchange rates every morning, you can just use that same browser to ask for a currency conversion from any of a number of sites, e.g. https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?#q=1%20chf%20in%20usd https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?#q=1%20chf%20in%20usd https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1chf+in+usd&ia=currency https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1chf+in+usd&ia=currency http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+chf+in+usd http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+chf+in+usd If they are charging in CHF, then it's in both their and their customers' interests to quote in CHF, otherwise fluctuations in currency markets and variations in the exchange rates offered by their customers' banks will invalidate those quotes.
- SunShiranui 11y ago
  You do have a point, but it still would be more convenient if the website showed the price in USD\other currencies as well.
  - icebraining 11y ago
    The problem is that exchange rates vary. Showing the current rate would be misleading.
- paulofilip3 11y ago
  That's all very true but not the point. If you want to sell your product, you should make it as easy as possible for the customer to understand the value of your product and price is part of that judgement. And charging in CHF is not an excuse not to put the price in USD or EUR next to the CHF with the most up-to-date conversion rate that you get from those links you shared.
lewiseason 11y ago
How do you think the rest of us feel? Sure you get a feel for roughly how much a dollar is but I also don't have a currency converter in my head, just in my browser. Maybe an extension that converted things that look like currency into a grokkable currency of your choice?

by forcer 11y ago

sschueller 11y ago

It practically 1:1 at the moment (1.00 USD = 0.999026 CHF)

frobozz 11y ago

If you are looking at their website using a browser connected to the internet, you don't need to do currency conversions in you head and memorise the exchange rates every morning, you can just use that same browser to ask for a currency conversion from any of a number of sites, e.g. https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?#q=1%20chf%20in%20usd https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?#q=1%20chf%20in%20usd https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1chf+in+usd&ia=currency https://duckduckgo.com/?q=1chf+in+usd&ia=currency http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+chf+in+usd http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+chf+in+usd If they are charging in CHF, then it's in both their and their customers' interests to quote in CHF, otherwise fluctuations in currency markets and variations in the exchange rates offered by their customers' banks will invalidate those quotes.

SunShiranui 11y ago
You do have a point, but it still would be more convenient if the website showed the price in USD\other currencies as well.
- icebraining 11y ago
  The problem is that exchange rates vary. Showing the current rate would be misleading.
paulofilip3 11y ago
That's all very true but not the point. If you want to sell your product, you should make it as easy as possible for the customer to understand the value of your product and price is part of that judgement. And charging in CHF is not an excuse not to put the price in USD or EUR next to the CHF with the most up-to-date conversion rate that you get from those links you shared.

lewiseason 11y ago

How do you think the rest of us feel? Sure you get a feel for roughly how much a dollar is but I also don't have a currency converter in my head, just in my browser. Maybe an extension that converted things that look like currency into a grokkable currency of your choice?