Pricing / entry cost for this tool

[Frank R]

I didn't mean charging per-copy distribution fees.  I completely agree those
  schemes are not well received.
   
  All I meant was:
  - 0 to develop inside the IDE, without the ability to deploy anything
  - X to deploy anything, where X is the same number whether you deploy
    1 or a million apps, to one customer or a million customers.

  This type of Learning Edition pricing is actually common - and well received.
  
Dan Shafer <revdan at danshafer.com> wrote:
  Frank....

Not one major development tool has ever succeeded charging for 
runtime delivery. Not one. You buy a C++ compiler, you don't pay the 
compiler maker for each copy of your app. Companies that have tried 
runtime royalty deals over the years -- and there have been many, 
with a staggering array of ideas for the best way to structure the 
fees -- have abandoned their plan or gone out of business or both.

And with so many free (open source and otherwise) compilers and IDEs 
out there, it would be suicide for anyone to try to charge per-copy 
distribution fees in today's market.


On Nov 25, 2005, at 7:21 PM, Frank R wrote:

> But, the door opens to Much Greater revenue when you have scenarios 
> like - 0$ to use the IDE idefinitely, and $X when you deploy your 
> applications. You catch more long term fish that way.



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