Questions:
1. I have two sites that need to move forward but are "stable", what
would be my "upgrade" cost?
2. I am starting a new project, $270 sounds great, when upgrades come
along what will be the plan, another $270?, this is very acceptable in
my opinion, but I need to know now to present to my clients.
3. What is Object Tools state of compatibility with 2004? v11?
Intentions:
1. I would purchase a Premium support plan now, as things grow,
possibly Supreme support later. I like the idea of separating support
costs from deployment costs.
2. An immediate purchase of a new deployment license for the new
project, and continuation via upgrades or... for the previous two.
String Hamister
On Jul 26, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Aparajita Fishman wrote:
Greetings,
Active4D v4.5 is at long last ready for release!
This release includes dozens of enhancements, new features and bug
fixes. It's a must-have for anyone currently using v4.0.x.
Please note: v4.5 is NOT ready for 4D v11. That will require a
substantial rewrite -- partially to take advantage of Unicode,
partially to remove all dependencies on the Altura Mac2Win library,
and for other technical reasons.
In any case, the web scene has changed substantially since v4 was
released almost 2 years ago. 4D now offers the Web Pack and the Ajax
Framework, and of course there are lots of great non-4D web
environments out there.
I want Active4D to have wider exposure, because more users means a
bigger community and that is good for everyone. In an effort to make
Active4D more attractive to a broader range of web developers, I am
considering a change in my pricing and licensing model. The new
pricing and licensing would work like this:
Deployment license:
- $270 per server, keyed to server's MAC address
- no expiration, no yearly renewal
- upgrades not included
- support on the mailing list only, no guarantee I will participate
Premium support:
- $270 per year per developer
- gives access to members-only support forum where you can ask
questions
- I will answer any questions not answered by others within 48 hours
(assuming I have internet access, I am often traveling)
Supreme support:
- $700 per year, up to 3 developers
- includes Premium support
- direct email support
- hotfix releases for crashing bugs and bugs with no workarounds
You may be wondering why I am proposing these changes. First of all,
it is clear to me that $700 has become too high a price point for
first year licenses. Second, a growing number of users are not
renewing their licenses -- which is understandable, since most of
them require little or no support. My original intention was to
spread the support costs among all users, but that is not working
any more, so my hope is that this scheme will be more equitable in
that I will only charge for support if you actually need and want it.
I am very interested in your opinions on this, and would appreciate
your feedback ASAP.
Regards,
Aparajita
www.aparajitaworld.com
"If you dare to fail, you are bound to succeed."
- Sri Chinmoy | www.srichinmoy.org
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