Wish I could! (charge that much). I charge about $25 an hour, what do people in other parts of the world charge? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Axtell" To: Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [PIC]:Royalties > At 02:21 PM 5/31/2003 +1200, you wrote: > >Hope this isn't a "how long is a piece of string ?" question but > > > >What arrangements have people made wrt royalties from > >s/w embedded in products that they developed ? I've heard > >the figure of ~3% bandied around, but what does this relate > >to and/or how is applied - nett, gross, other ? > > They have, and can. The idea is that the royalty is really your > continuing support of their product in the future. So they will > like the idea > > >If a project is developed for a client for a certain cost, eg a > >number of hours at an hourly rate, would you perhaps reduce > >the hourly rate (perhaps to encourage the client to use one's > >services) and factor in a royalty deal or some other piece of > >the product to recoup in the long run ? Obviously people's > >drive and ability to get a product to market is a big variable > >that, if one chose the long road, could lead to smiles on dials. > >Or, more likely, not > > The problem is, are they trustworthy? will they pay your royalty > correctly without a fight? Are they good businessmen, or will > they smoke up the profits? > > >Simply relinquishing the s/w on job completion and moving on > >to the next seems a little wussy for a volume product > > Here's something that DOES work. Develop the firmware at > NO direct cost to them. Then, sell them the PIC already > programmed with the security bit blown, at a rate that will > allow you to recover your money. I'd suggest that the first > 100 would cost them $30 each, then $15 thereafter. They > don't have ANY control over the code, and they can't steal > it. > > Flames, anybody? > > --Bob Axtell > > > > > >-- > >http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > >email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > -------------------------- > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu