¢FUTURA EDITORIAL - March/April 1994¢¢SOFTWARE PRICING¢Power to the User!¢¢by Stuart J. Murray, NOSAUG.¢¢ To round off the last couple of Editorials I thought I would make a few final comments on software pricing.¢¢ To begin with, I feel a user group should not act as a mouthpiece for software developers or suppliers. A user group is there for one group only - the USERS!¢¢ I set up NOSAUG to offer support to Atari 8-bit users. If I feel a software supplier is charging too much for products I will say so without hesitation. The user is the most important person in any computer community. Suppliers often forget this fact in the pursuit of every-increasing profits!¢¢ All Atari 8-bit suppliers must recognise that the market is very different to that of ten years ago. Thankfully, most do. Our community simply cannot afford to lose many more users to other systems. As many of you will know, my philosophy is that if software is of a high quality and reasonable price, the user will see no reason to sell their Atari 8-bit. We can then work to expand the user base.¢¢ I see myself as both a user and a supplier. As both, I want to see low-cost, high-quality software. This is why I price Futura and NOSAUG PD disks at under two pounds each.¢¢ Try to support as many Atari 8-bit suppliers as possible but buy wisely! Only pay what you think the product is worth in today's market!¢¢Until next time...¢¢¢Power to the User!¢¢¢Stu.¢
