From clothing to book prices to software licences, Canadians are used to shelling out more money than their neighbours south of the border for many products. That practice made sense when our dollar
It’s a dilemma many small businesses, freelancers and independent contractors have faced: what should I charge for my services? Too high and you could price yourself out of the market. Too low and
Microsoft must aggressively price its Office 365 subscription plans, perhaps as low as $2 a month, to convince consumers that it's better to rent software than to buy it, analysts said today.When CEO
Published on: July 27th, 2012 Gregg Keizer @itbusinessca
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has launched new DSL service targeting SMBs now that Canada's telecom watchdog has ruled that it and other small ISPs can directly compete with big carriers in the high-speed Internet
Published on: July 4th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca
Apple did something very unusual Monday: It cut prices.As part of its long-awaited notebook refresh, Apple dropped the priceof three of the four models in its signature MacBook Air line by $100,representing cuts
Published on: June 12th, 2012 Gregg Keizer @itbusinessca
by Stewart Crawford I stumbled upon awesome white paper from my friend Larry Walsh and the teams from N-Able and Netenrich. As an experienced MSP consultant or MSP Coachwho has built a
Published on: December 20th, 2011 Stuart Crawford @itbusinessca
While the iPad continues to be a big success, the tablet market offers a harsher climate to vendors other than Apple -- and pricing strategies may be an important factor in their difficulties.Last
By Phil Newman Yield management involves the strategic control of inventory to sell it to the right customer at the right time for the right price. Book your flight to New York two
Court papers filed by the U.S. government and Apple against a former manager detail a scheme that allegedly saw confidential Apple data supplied to Asian electronics companies over more than three years in
Published on: August 18th, 2010 Martyn Williams @itbusinessca
Now that Microsoft has officially kicked Office 2010 into the market, the next milestone is just weeks away: the June 15 launch of the retail versions and the beginning of the roll-out of
By Carmi Levy, independent technology analyst and journalist The clock is now ticking. Apple’s iPad hits U.S. retailers April 3rd and migrates north of the border sometime before the end of the month.
Published on: March 9th, 2010 ITBusiness Staff @itbusinessca
Consumers running Windows Vista Ultimate, who have blasted Microsoft for breaking promises to deliver a host of extras, are now knocking the company's upgrade plans and discount pricing for Windows 7.Users commenting on
Not surprisingly, SaaS vendors have decided there's no time like the present to make a full court sales press. In a down economy with slashed IT budgets, when there's no tolerance for 18-month
Published on: October 29th, 2008 Thomas Wailgum @itbusinessca
A new price model for data service set to be unveiled by Rogers Communications Inc. to coincide with its Canadian rollout of the 3G iPhone could mean lower data rates. However, cell phone
Published on: June 19th, 2008 Nestor Arellano @itbusinessca
