anona-mouse

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   Ask HN: Client wants a bad user interface

   1 points by anona-mouse 8y ago|11 comments
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   by anona-mouse 12y ago

   Thanks.
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   by anona-mouse 12y ago

   Those are all great questions. I don't have good data on most of them. I don't think that I have any competition yet. They've spent a few months on the problem and I think it is just dawning on them how difficult it is. I per
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   by anona-mouse 12y ago

   Risk: Part of my motivation is learning something new so the risk to me isn't is big as might seem - I would get to apply my expertise in the embedded world instead of just desktop applications. The stuff I learn on this project will
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   by anona-mouse 12y ago

   $24K saving minus $15K license fee is "only" a $6K savings per year. OK, I think I see what you are saying: $24K savings sounds good - but not so great if my license fee eats most of the savings on them. Thanks! P.S. What does &qu
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   by anona-mouse 12y ago

   Thanks! I think their resistance to the idea or paying someone $250hr not to paying for a solution costing $25K. I was thinking of licensing the solution as a library. I.e. "I can license you a library that does exactly what you need
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   by anona-mouse 12y ago

   OP here, my whole question wouldn't fit in 2000 characters so here is the rest: 1. I could charge them more by the hour. My champion at the company thinks they would balk if I told them $250/hr. - even though I would be saving th
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   Ask HN: Negotiating and licensing software

   5 points by anona-mouse 12y ago|13 comments