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A comment on Ask HN: A company wants to buy me a perpetual license, how can I value it?.

Re:Ask HN: A company wants to buy me a perpetual license, ho... by alexmorse on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @05:23PM (#16487702)
Tell them no
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Re:Ask HN: A company wants to buy me a perpetual license, ho... by frankferma on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @05:55PM (#16488008)
Why not? My net profit is very low with the monthly payment
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Re:Ask HN: A company wants to buy me a perpetual license, ho... by DoreenMichele on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @06:07PM (#16488105)
It will get lower still, likely into the negatives, if you agree to charging them once and servicing them forever.
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Re:Ask HN: A company wants to buy me a perpetual license, ho... by greenpineco on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @09:55PM (#16489308)
(10x your current cost) x (time till your business expires)
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