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"pay a random amount between 100$ and 500$, or always pay 500$, 9 out of 10 would opt for the latter" Why so ? You are perhaps referring to a business's abilit
by codegeek 14y ago
"pay a random amount between 100$ and 500$, or always pay 500$, 9 out of 10 would opt for the latter"
Why so ? You are perhaps referring to a business's ability to project/forecast cashflows which is critical but even then, if the number is always going to be less than or equal to 500, I would rather choose the first option.
- patio11 14y agoAt my old day job, my boss literally instructed me to pay $200 rather than rand(10..40) because otherwise he would have been committing to a minute of work every month updating an ERP entry. Plus, not his money, but certainly his minute...
- grueful 14y agoNew pricing strategy: the low-end tier is metered. That's also a big argument in favor of formulating seat-based pricing models as blocks as opposed to per seat. It reduces the update frequency.
- ovi256 14y agoMetered low-end looks similar to what AWS does, doesn't it ? Spot prices are metered, but if you want to get a flat fee per month, no worries, you can get the reserved instances. Which also have a better bang per buck.
- rmc 14y agoreserved instances aren't totally flat fee. Reserved instances allow you to pay a fixed cost up front for a reduction for the rest of the month.
- codegeek 14y ago"not his money" In that case, totally agree with you. If, however, it was his own money, I am sure it would be a different story.