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>You haven't actually explained why you think a negotiable price for PVS Studio is a bad thing. You're right. It's a bad thing because I want to spend exactly

>You haven't actually explained why you think a negotiable price for PVS Studio is a bad thing. You're right. It's a bad thing because I want to spend exactly as close to zero seconds looking at a product or service that's going to immediately be ruled out because the price is too high for my budget. If I can see the price I can avoid all the communications and discussions and move on. Also, when price is constantly negotiable I stand the risk of becoming dependent on a product only to find the company raising on me (and not across the board) based on their belief that I can be squeezed because I am dependent. Look no further than Oracle for this type of behavior. (I liked my hyperbolic scenario because it was short and involved both kids and ice cream. Who dares to challenge kids and ice cream? ;-)

ksk 10y ago
Well, it depends on many factors. Firstly, IMHO, the comparison with Oracle doesn't quite fit. A code analyzer is not a design/infrastructure dependency like a database. You can stop using the code analyzer and your software will continue to build. Anyway, to give you an anecdote.. My current work is in a niche industry where "simple" software is often very expensive and prices are never displayed ( $10,000 per seat). What I've found is that often times, the company itself would let me know that their software is not a great fit for our company because I contacted them and explained the use case. Other times, not displaying the price allows them to give a price cut to smaller startups and "tax" larger companies for whom the price is negligible.
- commentzorro 10y ago
  You're anecdote is my point exactly?! If your current employer would list the $10,000 per seat price (or even a range -- $8,000 - %12,000 per seat depending on reasons) then someone was willing to consider an order of magnitude less could immediately skip your employer's product. Instead, it's their desire to have potential customers open a dialog so you can explaining value proposition and get them more invested. We can get to know each other as people and touch bases again next year ... That crap is exactly the problem, not the solution. I don't want to take the time to be polite if I know your price is an order of magnitude out.

ksk 10y ago

Well, it depends on many factors. Firstly, IMHO, the comparison with Oracle doesn't quite fit. A code analyzer is not a design/infrastructure dependency like a database. You can stop using the code analyzer and your software will continue to build. Anyway, to give you an anecdote.. My current work is in a niche industry where "simple" software is often very expensive and prices are never displayed ( $10,000 per seat). What I've found is that often times, the company itself would let me know that their software is not a great fit for our company because I contacted them and explained the use case. Other times, not displaying the price allows them to give a price cut to smaller startups and "tax" larger companies for whom the price is negligible.

commentzorro 10y ago
You're anecdote is my point exactly?! If your current employer would list the $10,000 per seat price (or even a range -- $8,000 - %12,000 per seat depending on reasons) then someone was willing to consider an order of magnitude less could immediately skip your employer's product. Instead, it's their desire to have potential customers open a dialog so you can explaining value proposition and get them more invested. We can get to know each other as people and touch bases again next year ... That crap is exactly the problem, not the solution. I don't want to take the time to be polite if I know your price is an order of magnitude out.