Wildfire 2: Any reactions?

Discussion in 'Pro/Engineer & Creo Elements/Pro' started by David Janes, Jun 21, 2004.

  1. David Janes

    hamei Guest

    Seems as if most old-time software companies have this problem.
    The other problem they have is a total disconnect with reality
    on the subject of prices. Perhaps that's one reason there are
    very very few of the original $100-for-a-printscreen-utility
    software companies alive today. They tend to leave their snotty
    heads up their snotty asses until they go bankrupt.

    Same problem IBM had in the early eighties, and look what
    happened to THEM.

    I hope PTC can avoid that fate. They could start out by lining
    their sales team against a wall and shooting them. Then finding
    the people who devised the patented PTC High-Pressure Plan and
    publicly beheading *them*.

    Not likely to happen tho :-(
     
    hamei, Jul 5, 2004
    #41
  2. David Janes

    Pete Guest

    Their annual report says something a little different. While the last
    I
    I have their 2003 Annual Report in my hand, and actually in 2001 they
    had net revenue for licenses of $366M and for maintenance of $307M, or
    roughly a 55/45 split in favor of licenses. Last year it was $194M
    for licenses and $259M for maintenance, or a complete reversal to
    43/57. Obviously, if they want to increase profits and new license
    sales are stagnant, they have to reduce the cost of the service side
    of the equation, which is considerable (cost of service was $207M last
    year; gross service receipts wer $466M).

    Regards
     
    Pete, Jul 6, 2004
    #42
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