Insiders say that the pricing models for the Common Desktop Environment are collapsing. In one case, a particular vendor’s licensing scheme, which was originally set at $1m, is said to have been slashed to $100,000. Vendors are said to be learning fast they just can’t sell this type of file management software if they charge premium prices. It’s difficult to see the Common Desktop Environment’s $30m development cost ever being recouped.
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