Rev 2.02/New pricing

[curry]

Geoff Canyon wrote:

>Obviously REALbasic and Revolution aren't interchangeable, but playing
>along for a moment, the Express edition is currently $75, and it
>includes access to MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other databases.

Yeah, I don't mean they are interchangeable, far from it and you 
wouldn't believe how happy I am to be using Transcript rather than 
M$-style BASIC, besides some other things; the reason I mentioned it 
is because there are a lot of similarities in the pricing levels and 
platform restrictions now. (I'm ignoring the intro specials for the 
purpose of comparison, just as I would if it were the other way 
around and RB offering a special.)

But actually, depending on what the new Rev upgrade fees will be, 
although it starts off higher, Revolution will probably end up 
cheaper for Enterprise users in the long term--RB Pro is 640 for each 
one-year subscription, and I assume that's only editing on one 
platform for two, while Enterprise is editing on three for three! 
(Plus all the Unix varieties.) Definitely cheaper when we compare RB 
Pro subscription with Rev Studio, which are more similar for editing 
capabilities, assuming the one feature upgrade covers about the same.

Heh heh--so maybe Rev could list some example subscriptions savings 
and feature advantages compared with RB over time periods! :-D

Express is intended for hobbyists.

But multiple copies might look good to people who don't fancy editing 
on one platform for another with the Studio version. I think Express 
should be *substantially* above the level to show a promo screen at 
the end, and doing so will hurt both parties.

A version of Rev for 35, 50, or 75 dollars with the promo screen and 
a license to make freeware only, maybe no database and other features 
like sockets, password protection, etc., could make sense to replace 
the time-unlimited Starter Kit. I bet that would appeal to some 
people!

>Teachers and kids would be eligible for the educational discount, so it
>would not be $150. During the introduction it's not even $75.

Well, that's why I said "kids" rather than just students; kids at 
home buy IDEs too.

Best wishes,

Curry