Shannon's Journal, Volume 3

[Shannon]

Little bit more about Maverick: It will be the first of a new type of program released, which will be termed a "premium" program.  Premium programs are going to be significantly more expensive than other programs, and significantly less common.  Currently I am estimating that premium will start at $1,499 per copy to purchase and go up from there.  This price reflects not only what went into it, but the amount of time it requires to research, develop and build, as well as the fact that these programs are not intended for everyone.  Premium programs are priced as they are also because they are intended to be exclusive, being aimed at a specific demographic of customers.  They will probably not have a refund option for purchased copies.  For this reason, I suggest that anyone who wants to buy a premium program should subscribe to it for a few months first, and make sure it is what they want to spend that sort of money on. I haven't worked out what the subscription price will be yet, but it will be much more accessible than the purchase price.

Premium programs will be priced at what they are worth to those at whom they are aimed, and not what the general populace would think is necessarily a reasonable price.  If you see a premium program, read the description and think the price is absurd, then rest assured, it is not intended for you.  That's okay; again, these are not intended to be used by everyone, and in fact may be (probably will be) too much for those they are not intended for to handle, which is part of why they are intended to be exclusive.  But they will be worth every penny and then some to those for whom they are intended, and so we will be pricing them accordingly.