What is the most you've spent on software?

[GillsMan]

I'm looking at purchasing a piece of software + extended support + 1 inclusive upgrade to the next version when released, + some additional add-ons which will enhance my work. The total is around £2,150 (no VAT as it is a purchase direct from the US company).

This seems like a lot to spend on software. I'm not worried from a point of view of explaining it - this is very clearly necessary and required for my business to operate (it's an e-learning authoring tool and I'm an e-learning developer). But I was just curious to see the largest amount that other people have spent on software? Anyone purchased the Adobe Master Collection for example (a snip at just £2,500 + VAT I think)?

Cheers.

[NotAllThere]

I pay ~£2'000 a year for a SAP Development licence.

[northernladuk]

How much revenue will it generate would be my first question.

[GillsMan]

How much revenue will it generate would be my first question.

Mine too - it's a good question. I'm developing a course library for solicitors using it which will sell for just under £10,000 to each company that buys it, undercutting the competition by a few hundred quid.

Then there's other ad hoc development I can do with it, which will massively speed up the process compared to Adobe Captivate which I was using previously.

I pay ~£2'000 a year for a SAP Development licence.

OK cool, that's a good example, thanks. Have you ever been asked to justify it at all? Like I say, I'm totally happy with the expenditure, just looking for other people's experiences when spending a lot on software services.

[Archangel]

Justify it to whom? If the purchase is wholly for business use (which is sounds like it is) the the only justification would be to your company's shareholders.

[d000hg]

£2k seems like peanuts for software. There is a license I want which comes to about $35k, but it's for my plan B and I'm holding off until plan B is actually bringing in proper money (a single medium size private client project would be ~$100k)

[NotAllThere]

£2K is just the license that allows me to develop on the system. The system requires licenses in the tens of thousands - but I don't pay that myself.

Unless you're using the software for personal purposes, I can't see there ever being a problem.

[eek]

Mine too - it's a good question. I'm developing a course library for solicitors using it which will sell for just under £10,000 to each company that buys it, undercutting the competition by a few hundred quid.

Do you think saving a company 5-10% is going to be enough to get them to buy your unknown, untested library compared to the known already used in the real world competition?

as for software I buy what I need as I need it. If a £3000 will make me £4000 extra in a year I would buy it.

[LatteLiberal]

Do you think saving a company 5-10% is going to be enough to get them to buy your unknown, untested library compared to the known already used in the real world competition?

as for software I buy what I need as I need it. If a £3000 will make me £4000 extra in a year I would buy it.

Where did he say the competition were known and trusted?

[eek]

Where did he say the competition were known and trusted?

Where does he say anything about his competition apart from price? The problem is that price is not enough to be successful.