[samson]

I can relate to the perfectionism syndrome. But the release early, release often theme seems not a good counter while going at paying users. Sometimes that early release simply isn't worth paying for yet, it may take several iterations to get to something that is worth a package fee. I agree all products are incomplete both in testing and in functionality and that should be used to temper perfectionism.

Though there seems to me a difference between releasing early to get people to use it, and releasing to get people to pay for it. The release early and often theme I tend to think should not be broadly applied to both.

Perfectionism aside...thanks for answering my questions.

[13ren]

Sometimes that early release simply isn't worth paying for yet

If so, no one buys it - no problem :-) (assuming they can evaluate it first, e.g. free trial).

Though there seems to me a difference between releasing early to get people to use it, and releasing to get people to pay for it.

I don't know. You could be right. But both require a benefit to the user; and both exact a cost from the user - of learning; time and effort of changing behaviour to integrate it into their life and apply to their problem; constraining other choices/products to integrate with the product (depending on what kind of product you have). It's natural to think price is the cost of something - but it's simply not. (It's true though, that customers also think of it that way).

hehe I'm getting a bit of the answering-the-comment-while-being-edited syndrome :-) It's a bit disconcerting seeing from the other side.