Comments on: Acquisition Roundup http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup Mac & Technology Writings by Daniel Jalkut Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bob Clark http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-45229 Bob Clark Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:59:18 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-45229 I think that in a market-driven economy, (almost) any developer would be willing to sell off their product for the right price. Personally I took Daniel's earlier blog entry as a chance to conduct a thought experiment and figure out what "the number" would be for my products -- if "the number" is on a check, that I would sell without too much hesitation. I sent in a couple "the numbers" for a few products, without really intending to sell them. It's just an acknowledgement that for enough money, yeah, sure, the fruits of my labor are for sale. I think that in a market-driven economy, (almost) any developer would be willing to sell off their product for the right price.

Personally I took Daniel’s earlier blog entry as a chance to conduct a thought experiment and figure out what “the number” would be for my products — if “the number” is on a check, that I would sell without too much hesitation. I sent in a couple “the numbers” for a few products, without really intending to sell them. It’s just an acknowledgement that for enough money, yeah, sure, the fruits of my labor are for sale.

]]> By: paul http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44383 paul Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:33:23 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44383 Cool! Can't wait to hear what you get. Cool! Can’t wait to hear what you get.

]]> By: Daniel Jalkut http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44371 Daniel Jalkut Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:58:04 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44371 Hi Pierre - I have asked the sellers individually whether they would be interested in some kind of mechanism to try to hook up other potential buyers. We'll see how that pans out. I know at least several of the sellers would like to remain rather low-key about their possible intentions to sell. Hi Pierre - I have asked the sellers individually whether they would be interested in some kind of mechanism to try to hook up other potential buyers. We’ll see how that pans out. I know at least several of the sellers would like to remain rather low-key about their possible intentions to sell.

]]> By: Pierre Bernard http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44369 Pierre Bernard Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:56:37 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44369 Maybe you should ask permission to publish the list of software that's up for sale. I wonder if some of it could interest me. Maybe you should ask permission to publish the list of software that’s up for sale. I wonder if some of it could interest me.

]]> By: Daniel Jalkut http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44363 Daniel Jalkut Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:52:58 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44363 Hjalti: well to be honest I didn't get any offers where I thought something was absolutely braindead clearly worth more than the developer was offering. Otherwise I would have bought it immediately :) The truth is a number of the offers have some caveats attached. For instance they could use a UI makeover, or they're not a completely fleshed out idea, or need some serious maintenance to come up to modern API practices. But yeah, I was surprised by the reaction, too. I might have to run one of these surveys every year :) Hjalti: well to be honest I didn’t get any offers where I thought something was absolutely braindead clearly worth more than the developer was offering. Otherwise I would have bought it immediately :) The truth is a number of the offers have some caveats attached. For instance they could use a UI makeover, or they’re not a completely fleshed out idea, or need some serious maintenance to come up to modern API practices.

But yeah, I was surprised by the reaction, too. I might have to run one of these surveys every year :)

]]> By: Hjalti http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44362 Hjalti Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:49:59 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44362 This is amazing, never thought you would get so many offers. And even under $5000! That makes me wonder how developers valuate their time. This is amazing, never thought you would get so many offers. And even under $5000! That makes me wonder how developers valuate their time.

]]> By: PGM http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44361 PGM Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:48:29 +0000 http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/257/acquisition-roundup#comment-44361 I sure hope you are not going to pay $25,000 for a Dashboard widget. I sure hope you are not going to pay $25,000 for a Dashboard widget.

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