Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: License sharing instead of group buying?
Poster: Andreas Berger
Dear Proz users,
many of you will have heard about the 'TGB' group buying campaigns by Proz. However, some may feel that the prices even in TGB are still quite high -- given that a group license incurs no more cost for the producer than a single license sold, but a multiple of the profit (plus maintaining their 'monopolist' market share if we think of SDL)!
How would you think of another way for translators to buy and share software licenses as a group? What if just one party -- a translator, agency, or group of buyers under a common 'identity' -- acted as a common buyer to share the regular cost and product with a given number of colleagues? For example, buying partners could join in a common network or 'agency' (e.g. through Proz if they support the scheme) to which any interested partner can register to then buy & share the software & license they want.
As a result, say a number of 25 licenses will cost 4% of the regular price each (a 1,000 USD purchase cost each participant only 40.- USD)!
Wouldn't that be a great bargain? Has anybody ever considered this option?
Thank you & kind regards,
A. Berger (Germany)
Topic: License sharing instead of group buying?
Poster: Andreas Berger
Dear Proz users,
many of you will have heard about the 'TGB' group buying campaigns by Proz. However, some may feel that the prices even in TGB are still quite high -- given that a group license incurs no more cost for the producer than a single license sold, but a multiple of the profit (plus maintaining their 'monopolist' market share if we think of SDL)!
How would you think of another way for translators to buy and share software licenses as a group? What if just one party -- a translator, agency, or group of buyers under a common 'identity' -- acted as a common buyer to share the regular cost and product with a given number of colleagues? For example, buying partners could join in a common network or 'agency' (e.g. through Proz if they support the scheme) to which any interested partner can register to then buy & share the software & license they want.
As a result, say a number of 25 licenses will cost 4% of the regular price each (a 1,000 USD purchase cost each participant only 40.- USD)!
Wouldn't that be a great bargain? Has anybody ever considered this option?
Thank you & kind regards,
A. Berger (Germany)