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When my start up spawned 8 years ago, our initial price included a $2000 setup and a monthly user-fee. We had managed to find a fair few willing to pay, which funded development and ensured we would survive. Within 6 months we were able to drop the setup fee completely and solely rely on a monthly fee.

At the time I was morally objected to it as I did not feel justified charging that amount of money for a product still in development, but I am glad my business partner had more sense.