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This article isn’t about the pricing of wolfram software. The price they charge is what it costs to develop, host, and support the software, plus innovate on it
by kylehotchkiss 5y ago
This article isn’t about the pricing of wolfram software. The price they charge is what it costs to develop, host, and support the software, plus innovate on it. They can’t lower their prices substantially for individual markets. Best to just petition universities harder to arrange this software as software these days is as fundamental to education as the buildings we learn in.
- rg111 5y ago> They can’t lower their prices substantially for individual markets. This comment isn't about me wanting them to lower their prices for any market. > plus innovate on it Please. I would take an Open Source software anyday over Wolfram or Mathworks software. They are objectively much better. > Best to just petition universities harder to arrange this software In case it wasn't clear from my original comment, I am glad, that Indian unis skipped wasting money on such sub-quality software. I am just mentioning that it is their loss. It is not the loss of the students or unis that cannot afford these.
- jetsetgo 5y agoprice of your software should be in tune with the purchasing power of the country you're selling in. every software company does it; even Steam does it with games; it's a proven model