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1: https://www.hex-rays.com/
2: https://softwarestore.intel.com/SuiteSelection/ParallelStudio
Adobe now chargers a much more affordable per year subscription. Honestly I'd rather pay the $300 ~ $600 for a version that doesn't expire, but that's just me.
To answer your question: mid-level enterprise customers that need a very niche product.
There is a market segment between enthusiast and enterprise where people pay real money for software which supports their freelancing and consulting. Hex-rays and (and formerly photoshop) fit in this category. Similar things might be wireless site survey software, antenna/ EM modelling, CAD, all kinds of engineering software really. "Pro versions" of security software, landscaping software, you name it.
ArcGIS is another one (although the OSS qgis alternative is picking up steam). Adobe now chargers a much more affordable per year subscription. Honestly I'd rather pay the $300 ~ $600 for a version that doesn't expire, but that's just me. To answer your question: mid-level enterprise customers that need a very niche product.
ArcGIS is another one (although the OSS qgis alternative is picking up steam). Adobe now chargers a much more affordable per year subscription. Honestly I'd rather pay the $300 ~ $600 for a version that doesn't expire, but that's just me. To answer your question: mid-level enterprise customers that need a very niche product.
How close is qgis to parity with ArcGIS? And can qgis interpret openstreetmap data?
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How close is qgis to parity with ArcGIS? And can qgis interpret openstreetmap data?
I haven't used ArcGIS but I can answer - it's nowhere near MapInfo or even FME, but it's still very very useful in its own right. QGIS really needs more development effort, especially to work within corporate firewalls - I think I can still crash certain versions if they get a 407 back from the update check.
People designing things will buy a CAD package which can cost anywhere from $1,000 up to $50,000. Complex solvers like antenna simulation or computational fluid dynamics can command big prices. FPGA design software. Simulators.
The are lots of things $1,000 should get you when you pay that for software. It should get you a phone number that someone will answer during working hours. A support ticking system where a bug report will always be resolved to either a fix or a workaround.
Think of it this way, if you buy a piece of software that costs $1,000 and using it you can do work for a company that generates $100,000 in revenue? Then that is a not a bad investment.
Individuals in roles with $1000 of purchasing authority, thereby avoiding procurement processes for larger purchases.