Remeber the Good Ol' Days?

[Macrolect]

Remember when Minecraft hosts charged $6-8 per GB and that was considered cheap?

 

[Klanx]

Competition is good, but Minecraft is saturated. How can someone be expected to innovate if his profit is only 0.1$ per GB he sells.

You found my plans!!! Gah! jk!

 

[FTSOwner]

How can someone be expected to innovate if his profit is only 0.1$ per GB he sells.

Of course you can't expects innovations on the cheap.

Most clients seems to understand this, for instance people seems to like ServerMiners' servicing even though they can be ~1.5x the "going rate".

I can understand if you're going to have to charge $xx/GB to sustain a profitable business you may be in a "rough spot". However if people see you did indeed innovative to the pricing your charging then a few will eventually "stop by" (providing you put time and efforts to "win" them over). Client relations then play a vital role as that will determine if your innovations will be the "new thing on the block" or... Just another failure.

If there a need for such innovative servicing then there a way.

 

[MCHOST_David]

Of course you can't expects innovations on the cheap.

Most clients seems to understand this, for instance people seems to like ServerMiners' servicing even though they can be ~1.5x the "going rate".

I can understand if you're going to have to charge $xx/GB to sustain a profitable business you may be in a "rough spot". However if people see you did indeed innovative to the pricing your charging then a few will eventually "stop by" (providing you put time and efforts to "win" them over). Client relations then play a vital role as that will determine if your innovations will be the "new thing on the block" or... Just another failure.

If there a need for such innovative servicing then there a way.

You're limiting the size of the market's customers you target if you want to use innovations that people want but sell at a 'higher' price. If you had something pretty nice here and decided to sell for $8/GB, people would want it but refuse to pay so you'd get your thread trashed until you decreased your prices.

MikeA I thought about a motorbike, but it's less flashy I want a BMW, it's at a cheap price of only £60,000 right nowkidding about cheap, brand new. I should wait for an updated model though

 

[FTSOwner]

if you had something pretty nice here and decided to sell for $8/GB, people would want it but refuse to pay so you'd get your thread trashed until you decreased your prices.

If they want it so "bad" they will find avenues to pay. Try trashing a car dealer for that BMW that you want at a lower cost. Chances are you won't get far.

 

[MCHOST_David]

If they want it so "bad" they will find avenues to pay. Try trashing a car dealer for that BMW that you want at a lower cost. Chances are you won't get far.

That industry operates in a completely different way. Actually, every industry operates in a completely different way, just this defies the basic rules.

 

[FTSOwner]

That industry operates in a completely different way. Actually, every industry operates in a completely different way, just this defies the basic rules.

Actually the basic "Supply and Demands" holds up for any industry.

the higher the demand the higher the cost you should be able to impose on said product/service. Whereas if the demand is low then don't expect to be able to price high for said product/service.

Meaning if the people really want the said features then they will find avenues to pay the pricing to get them.