Jim Kramer <[log in to unmask]> writes:

>I have a question re: tier pricing and upgrade costs.  Do most vendors
price
>their upgrades so that the cost of the upgrade plus the cost of the
software
>for the smaller system equals the cost of the software for the larger
system?

One of our ISV's charges upgrade costs according to the following formula:

Upgrade_Cost = Current_Cost_Of_Software_On_New_Hardware less
               Original_Cost_Of_Softwar_On_Old_Hardware

which ended up costing us $30,000 to move the package from a 922 to a 918.

Jim Phillips                            Manager of Information Systems
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]      Therm-O-Link, Inc.
Phone: (330) 527-2124                   P. O. Box 285
  Fax: (330) 527-2123                   Garrettsville, Ohio  44231