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- From: vnoble@dhvx20.csudh.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.graphics
- Subject: Software development in Russia?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.173430.1@dhvx20.csudh.edu>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 01:34:30 GMT
- Organization: CSU, DOMINGUEZ HILLS
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- Hi out there in NETland!
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- I am contemplating investing some money in software development in Russia and
- selling it here in US. It seems to be a good idea since software is a heavily
- labor-consuming product with little hardware investment required to start it
- out. As you know, Russia now has a lot of skillful mathematicians, physisists
- and programmers who are actively seeking an opportunity to earn any hard
- currency. With exchange rate at rediculously low level and the cost of labor
- which is THE cheapest in the world, Russia looks like a heaven for software
- development. Besides, I was born there and lived there until about 5 years
- ago, so it is reletively easy for me to establish right contacts.
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- I would like to solicit your opinion on the following matter. Short time ago I
- encountered an ad of a Russian software company offering different products such
- as computer graphics, PC games, learning packages for children with game
- elements, and so on. My question is: Can I try to become a distributor of
- their products in US and what kind of agreements are generally required? If I
- had a distribution or licencing agreement with those guys, how would I go
- about selling this stuff here? Is there a market for, say, PC games or
- learning packages? How can I interest big software resellers like CompUSA
- or Egghead to carry them? Unfortunately, I do not have any experience in
- selling software, so any info on this will be highly appreciated.
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- You can E-mail me at Vnoble@dhvx20.csudh.edu.
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- Thank you for taking time to read this.
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- Vladimir Noble
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