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Software vs Food - Do software products reflect the cost of their development?

Do you believe that the expenses associated with building software truly correspond to the pricing attached to most B2C and even B2B SaaS ?

For example, consider the substantial upfront costs, such as the high expenses of hiring developers, conducting marketing campaigns, and sustaining sales efforts.Most B2C SaaS, are usually priced at the level of a Big Mac, while the average founder has already invested thousands of dollars upfront, often with no guarantee of recouping those costs.

I have also noticed that, users tend to place a higher value on tangible items like food, making them more willing to spend $15 on a burger than on a piece of software that unequivocally addresses their needs.

In a B2C model, customers also can be very hard to please, they "Want a free trial", "Don't want to put the effort in learning your product", "Complain that a $x/month fee is too high", "Quickly abandon a product upon encountering any inconvenience"

And for B2B, they usually demand "seamless integration", "high expectations when it comes to support and customer service", "customized to their needs", etc

IMHO: the upfront costs and efforts required to develop software is burdensome, especially when the end result is a product priced lower than what adequately justifies the development expenses. Users don't just value software like they value food

What are your thoughts ?

on November 7, 2023