AL>returns doesn't apply. All of the investment is up front, in developping.
AL>Once it's developped, manufacturing costs are low. A floppy/CD and a
manual
AL>That's it. Low cost-manufacturing. Let's say you've got 100 people
AL>developing a new application. This includes programmers, manual author's,
AL>etc. Average salary: a generous $50,000 apiece per year. Let's say it
take
AL>a year from conception, to shrink wrapped packages. Total cost: $5
million.
AL>Software sells at $200. The company only has to sell 25,000 copies to
break
AL>even. Anything after that is PURE profit.
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