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I know it's hard to imagine but many (most) developers are not from USA (and similar). They work on/for local markets, earning local salaries. $70 is suddenly a
by rplnt 12y ago
I know it's hard to imagine but many (most) developers are not from USA (and similar). They work on/for local markets, earning local salaries. $70 is suddenly a lot. Nothing to do with being "cheap".
- melling 12y agoThat statement is made a lot. It's easy to believe because of how the world population is distributed. However, it's just a made-up statement. Where do most developers live? Do you have any real data to backup that statement?
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- sebastianconcpt 12y agoTake the USD appreciation in front of most currencies and you'll have a made up yet pretty reasonable estimation. 70 sounds fine but what about 210 for a text editor? That's how it feels in Brazil for example.
- melling 12y agoYes, I get how the exchange rate works, and I understand that there are a fair number of developers in Brazil. It doesn't answer my question though, which is where do most developers live? Like I said there's nothing wrong with choosing free software. It's a great option. The more Linux, vim/Emacs/Eclipse, Gimp/Inkscape users, the better.
- sebastianconcpt 12y agoIs the statement in question this one? They work on/for local markets, earning local salaries. $70 is suddenly a lot. Nothing to do with being "cheap".
- rplnt 12y agoI do not have any real data to back up that statement. But I'm pretty sure about it. edit: To explain a bit, just take web developers. No one would outsource creating a web page to US (or wherever it would cost 10 times the money). Various Information Systems as well. Even bigger US companies have usually development centers in some "poorer" countries.
- dennisnedry 12y ago> "I do not have any real data to back up that statement. But I'm pretty sure about it." If you have no evidence to back up a statement you pulled out of thin air, then do not comment! There are PLENTY of web design firms and iOS shops in the US.
- rplnt 12y agoI feel it's quite intuitive that there are more developers outside of US than there are in US. If it's not, then I'm sorry, I do not have the data for you and the comment already happened. > There are PLENTY of web design firms and iOS shops in the US. How is this even remotely relevant?
- volaski 12y agoWhy don't you back up your statement with data? Your argument (that most developers live in the USA) is the one that requires convincing. Maybe you slept through your social studies class but USA is just one part of the world and there are many other countries. And they all use computers and smartphones. And it's obvious American developers are not the ones who coded apps that run on them.
- at-fates-hands 12y ago>> They work on/for local markets, earning local salaries. $70 is suddenly a lot. If that were the case, then every single Adobe product would be totally out of reach. Considering they do around a billion dollars worth of business in Europe, I'm not sure this is the case. For me its quite the opposite. After saving a lot of money just to get Photoshop (around 1K) and Dreamweaver (around 1K), $70 is practically free.