Server/Printing empire

[Dr.PepperKnight]

Just asking does anyone else just create one big software item, and then just have a huge server and printing operation?

[Fluttering]

Yeah, I love to build the server farm and printing facility

[Atlan]

Using the printing operation would be against my little rule to not absuse a broken feature, so i don't do that.

[Drago Duval]

Got three servers room in every game i had till now.

The main one is for digital stuff (digital distribution and softwares that need online need). Then i got my internal servers, for my company. Lastly i got an external server for contract.

For printing i always get a good room. most of the time i go for 10 printing machine, and i grow it later one. I always keep my storage racks as double the numbers of printers (R=2P), so i can store a lot. That way i can print mky softwares and do a lot of contracts :D.

It dont make you rich (wel from my experiences), but it does give you a small extra form of revenues. Plus it save you money in the long term.

[Dr.PepperKnight]

I kinda figured the printing operation system is kinda broken, I got a full facility made that literally from printing jobs supports my whole company

[Traksimuss]

Actually printing can pay all your HR costs easily, it is immensely profitable with no downsides except clicking on courier icon often.

[ker2x]

[testing build]

i have 164 server in 1987, started in 1980.
with a high market share (i have 100% monopoly) you get much better deal.
I have deal up to 17.7%, the average between 7~12%

11.6Gbps max bandwith, currently 34% usage, single cluster.
- (-)180k€ internet cost
- (+)166k€ digital distribution
- (+)68k€ hosting

it's a very low month, sometime it goes up to 70% usage with a big release
The printing help me staying above water, but with good server managment i could do hosting only.

Don't forget to check for new company a get a deal as early as possible.
I also buy stock but i'm losing more than i earn i think :D

i have 3 subsidiary + 2 bankrupted company

i'm worth only 100M€ with 6.6M€ in cash.
0 product released, i just started with a few contract and i only take printing and hosting deal.

[ker2x]

load 57%
internet bill : 254k€
Digital store : 278k€

[Dr.PepperKnight]

Has anyone made money on buying stock in another company?

[Drago Duval]

Originally posted by Dr.PepperKnight:

Has anyone made money on buying stock in another company?

short term : no
long term, i did do a bit of money out of it

[ker2x]

i have 400+M worth of stock and probably didn't invest more than 1 or 2M.
Buy new company as soon as they come into existence and some of them will pay.
I also have 5 subsidiary and for the company that went bankrupt, you get the IP, it's not too bad.

If a company get a patent before you do, try to get stock from them.
If they go bankrupt you have a chance to retrieve the patent (but it only pay on the very long term)

[Phiber Optik]

I've made big bucks on the stock & subsidairy system.

My subsidaries (4 current save) started at +- 500k, worth now a 163mil. One of them released operating systems, that one normally would have gone bankrupt yet I pumped a lot of cash in it (+-40m) to keep it afloat while making software for his OS exclusively. Now, he's worth 98mil. I already withrawed +- 75mil from him for the capital injection in his beginning stage so he should be worth 172m. :)

On stocks, I had the luck of buying into a now top 5 firm. I completely forgot about him, otherwise I would have made him a subsidairy as well. Purchased stocks for 73k *2. Now each of 'm is worth +-89m.