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Re: Show HN: Final Touch

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Post by ThomPete »

paraschopra wrote: post #65

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Fab! This is the kind of feedback I am looking for. Will get in contact with you regarding a/b testing. Too bad I can't AB test pricing on the app store :)

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Post by ra »

ThomPete wrote: post #10
ra wrote: post #2

Nice. How did you arrive at that price point?

I just though what I would be willing to pay my self as a designer. If I am wrong I will have to change it of course.

I'd be inclined to go $19 or even $29 - remember the target market isn't us, and doesn't typically use open source.

Professional CAD software costs thousands per seat, as does an Adobe live license.

Re: Show HN: Final Touch

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Post by ThomPete »

n9com wrote: post #66

Great app, but you need to drop the price to below $8 - I think this will help you maximise revenue. (based on my experience of having several top 50 apps on the mac app store over the past few months).

Thnx for the feedback. You think I should do it instantly or wait until tomorrow?

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Post by snsr »

Handy, especially as I've moved to using touchpads most of the time. Seems like this should be a part of the OS itself. Site design is very clean.

Nitpicks:

- Web demo slider doesn't work in Safari 5.0.4, neither do any of the toggles, though cursor:pointer indicates that they should. Twitter dialog has a lower z-index than the precision slider handle.

- Why keep the strikethrough higher price? Seems to cheapen percieved value.

Re: Show HN: Final Touch

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Post by eps »

ThomPete wrote: post #40
pxlpshr wrote: post #23

15.99 is too expensive, IMO, but I guess you can make that decision based on sales data. I would experiment with 4.99. Something else a lot of people don't realize is that mouse acceleration is turned on in OSX and it's 'impossible' to disable without an app like USB Overdrive. Mouse accel is terrible for gaming -- especially FPS. I would add this feature to your product and call it out.

Several people have told me that now. Consider it part of the next update if possible

Purely from irrational perspective and coming from someone living in Canada, $15.99 is indeed too much for a small and simple utility. However $4.99 is too little, almost implying there is nothing in terms of engineering effort behind the app. I would say that anything in a range of $10 to $14.99 is a better looking price.

Re: Show HN: Final Touch

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Post by wtvanhest »

pxlpshr wrote: post #23

15.99 is too expensive, IMO, but I guess you can make that decision based on sales data. I would experiment with 4.99. Something else a lot of people don't realize is that mouse acceleration is turned on in OSX and it's 'impossible' to disable without an app like USB Overdrive. Mouse accel is terrible for gaming -- especially FPS. I would add this feature to your product and call it out.

I think $15.99 could potentially be too cheap. There are a finite number of developers who actually pay for stuff. It would be an interesting experiment to raise the price up to $29.99 and see if the sales change.

With a higher price, you may be able to advertise in ways previously unthinkable because your margins will be so much higher on every sale.

Yes, I understand most people program games here, but this isn't a game. It is a tool, and Adobe has proven that people will pay a lot for a tool.

BTW, as far as competition is concerned, your primary competition is WACOM Tablets which are much, much better for editing than the mouse.

* I will concede that I do not know if it is too cheap or too expensive, but I will say that I have not read a valid argument on HN today that proves it is too expensive. I think it is just as valid to say it may be too cheap.

Re: Show HN: Final Touch

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Post by jmatthew3 »

nroach wrote: post #43
nhebb wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you really have a registered trademark already? If not, you should remove the registered trademark symbol.

There is no live registered trademark in the US for "Final Touch" or "FinalTouch" in a relevant class. There was one in the computer software field from 1992 that has since been abandoned. The proper way to indicate a claim to mark by usage is to use the "TM" (trademark) or "SM" (service mark) designation which indicates a common-law or state law mark. This is also the proper designation if you have filed an applicat…

Nathan, good eye. It seemed unlikely that such a new and niche app had taken the step of federal registration, much less done so long enough ago to be registered.
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