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What they thought wrong about the student licenses is that students typically don't spread a word, but instead get used to the software and will (if they like i
by wolfgke 12y ago
What they thought wrong about the student licenses is that students typically don't spread a word, but instead get used to the software and will (if they like it) ask their employer in the future to buy licenses for the company, so that they can still use it at work.
The cycle from student to employee takes a few years - so you would expect gains from giving licenses away for free to students earliest a few years from this offer.
- hga 12y agoI can't imagine starting such an effort, in this field, while giving it only one year to make money at net; just about breaking even is amazing and shows there's serious demand. They really shouldn't have bothered in the first place, especially since they've created hard feelings and distrust from the users they're abandoning so quickly (assuming they weren't up front about this).