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Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by vidarh on Monday April 23, 2018 @06:56AM (#16902212)
For me, I almost always bounce if I don't immediately see pricing information as it is an important signal with respect to whether or not this is something that's targeted towards me and/or whether or not they think I'll get sticker shock if they show it to me right away. In either case, the lack of readily available pricing makes me negatively inclined to spend more time looking into a product where I don't know if I'd ever consider paying whatever price they don't want to tell me.

It doesn't need to be a lot of detail, or precise. Even just a "from $..." or "plans starting at ..." would be enough.

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Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by freehunter on Monday April 23, 2018 @08:22AM (#16902717)
I agree. There have been a lot of times I’ve been interested in something that seems to be exactly what I’m looking for but when I manage to find pricing information it’s starting at $990/mo. And now I’ve wasted all that time on a product very obviously not designed to help me remember to pick up bread at the store.
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Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by CodeWriter23 on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @01:32AM (#16910094)
I appreciate that Citus Data is right out in the open that entry level is $800/mo. I know straight up I can’t afford it. But they also tell me the size of their minimum instances, which also tells me my product hasn’t yet scaled to the level to need their service. And by the time it does, $800/mo will be acceptable.
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Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by gnicholas on Tuesday April 24, 2018 @01:20PM (#16914571)
Ah, so were you talking about the partner pricing, for integrating into a site/app? I can see how it would be helpful to at least have some prices shown for that, to show the ballpark. For a casual website owner who just wants to make the copy easier to read, the pricing is de minimis (just enough to make sure that folks are serious about integrating and not wasting our time with a bunch of back-and-forth). Shoot me an email if you want to talk further!
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Re:You probably don't need AI/ML. You can make do with well ... by CodeWriter23 on Thursday April 26, 2018 @07:33PM (#16937001)
I’m planning on it. Thanks for all your awesome interaction on this thread.
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