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- From: stgprao@st.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini)
- Subject: Re: Software development in Russia?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.160058.21959@unocal.com>
- Sender: news@unocal.com (Unocal USENET News)
- Organization: Unocal Corporation
- References: <1992Dec22.173430.1@dhvx20.csudh.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:00:58 GMT
- Lines: 30
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- In article <1992Dec22.173430.1@dhvx20.csudh.edu> vnoble@dhvx20.csudh.edu writes:
- >
- >Hi out there in NETland!
- >
- >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.
- >
- >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.
-
- When you read software reviews in places such as InfoWorld, the technical
- quality of a piece of software counts for less than 50% and as little as
- 20% of the rating score. Support, maintenance, documentation, price
- count for the other portion. Be prepared to supply that other portion
- or you'll get low ratings and few sales.
-