Comments on: Regressive Complexity in SaaS Pricing http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/01/29/regressive-complexity-in-saas-pricing/ Jeff Nolan's take on investment, innovation, entrepreneurship and the technology industry Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Crofton http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/01/29/regressive-complexity-in-saas-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-72543 Mark Crofton Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:36:32 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/01/29/regressive-complexity-in-saas-pricing/#comment-72543 When it's harder to compare apples to apples it's harder to get the best price. Ever go mattress shopping? When it’s harder to compare apples to apples it’s harder to get the best price. Ever go mattress shopping?

]]> By: sig http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/01/29/regressive-complexity-in-saas-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-72422 sig Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:58:12 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/01/29/regressive-complexity-in-saas-pricing/#comment-72422 Jeff, the school of mess-up-with-your-competitors by nailing-your-clients-to-a-board first developed "monopolies". Then when that got sorted by the governments "oligopolies" was the thing until the governments again got the whiff of it. Now, thanks to Dilbert (and Scott Adams of course) for coining the term, we see the "confusopolies"! After calculating and sweating for two weeks to compare phone company or insurance offers I find they changed the offer, duh, so I give up, nailed to the board as it is. Heh, so now the SaaS chaps are catching up... OK, let's agree to keep our respective paths clean, simple it'll stay! Jeff,

the school of mess-up-with-your-competitors by nailing-your-clients-to-a-board first developed “monopolies”.
Then when that got sorted by the governments “oligopolies” was the thing until the governments again got the whiff of it.
Now, thanks to Dilbert (and Scott Adams of course) for coining the term, we see the “confusopolies”!
After calculating and sweating for two weeks to compare phone company or insurance offers I find they changed the offer, duh, so I give up, nailed to the board as it is.

Heh, so now the SaaS chaps are catching up… OK, let’s agree to keep our respective paths clean, simple it’ll stay!

]]> By: Anshu Sharma http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/01/29/regressive-complexity-in-saas-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-72347 Anshu Sharma Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:57:12 +0000 http://jeffnolan.com/wp/2007/01/29/regressive-complexity-in-saas-pricing/#comment-72347 This is what happens when companies like Salesforce start hiring hundreds of employees from the 'traditonal' software companies- the people bring the DNA with them. And start looking to apply old tricks to the new game. This bodes well for the 'traditional' vendors as they can co-opt, acquire and integrate over time. This is what happens when companies like Salesforce start hiring hundreds of employees from the ‘traditonal’ software companies- the people bring the DNA with them. And start looking to apply old tricks to the new game. This bodes well for the ‘traditional’ vendors as they can co-opt, acquire and integrate over time.

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