Cdurd770 Halfpint

Welcome to the team! Second Life has so much to offer, as well as limitless potential if it's guided in the right direction. Hopefully with your guidance we'll see a more profitable and enjoyable 2011 and many more years to come. By the way, wanna win everyone over really quick??? Do away with Viewer 2. lol Welcome!

Wow, what a shock! I'm afraid that Linden Labs is building it's own coffin! So many reasons for big business and educational people to up and leave. I hate to even think it, but this could be the start of SL going down hill fast. How many non profits and educational institutions are present in world? How many would be willing to pay double? Judging by what I've read here today, not many. Roughly estimting numbers here (and making up my own ;p) Let's say there are 500 sims here who are non profit/school status: Assuming their discounted tier is 150 or so per month which is 75,000 cumulative. Let's say 1/4 of them stay to pay full price: You are now making 37,500 Per month. 3/4 left SL so you just lost 112,000 at your new price which leaves your profit at -75,000. Keeping at the same price would have you in the green by that amount vs Red. Of course, I'm just a RL business person who likes to see green as much as the next. Granted I don't know what your overhead is, nor how much a server costs you. But it seems that someone is finding a short term solution that may make a long term problem. Take into mind that the above figures are only for a month. Do the math and see those numbers for a year. Hey, but I'll still be here! ;p