That’s a superb idea. It’s very much like the one for Unreal Engine 5 I use. Theres is something more like $100,000 though. At that tip over point, it is quite a hike in costs though if you’ve been used to paying nothing and suddenly have to start paying $5000. But, hopefully by then you will have earned enough to support the 5% having still $95k left over :D
We have to be reasonable. LC’s offer is actually, having done all the sums, actually really good. I feel that the biggest confusion on here is what a seat is and if it’s 5% of gross income from the app or a flat $499. I think that if that was described far more succinctly then all of these questions would disappear. Best Sean Cole > On 26 Jul 2024, at 18:08, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I hope this is generic enough. > > I have several clients who use apps I created just for them, 20 years ago or > more. Frequently these are converted HyperCard stacks like address books or > recipe files. The apps are personal and no one else uses them. Every 2 or 3 > years they contact me because the app stops working, usually due to an > incompatible OS update. I recompile the app, and sometimes make a few > requested tweaks. Since a compile takes only a few minutes, and because I > know these people personally, I charge almost nothing for these services. My > last invoice for a rebuild and a minor change was $75. > > I do not want to tell them that they will need to spend hundreds of dollars > more for a one time minor update. They will not want a subscription because > it's years between changes. And because they are not companies and many are > now retired, paying hundreds of dollars to maintain an address book is not > feasible. I am very sensitive to their budget requirements. > > I'd like to propose a floor under which no royalty or subscription is > required. A minimum charge of, say, $500 would yield $25 to LC at the 5% > rate. A charge of $1000 would yield $50. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >> On July 26, 2024 6:04:30 AM Kevin Miller via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
