> 1. Recently, there was a NUG thread "New Web project, what to use". I was > somewhat shocked that Active4D wasn't more prominently mentioned. I believe > that is something you/we could improve on.
I'm not surprised. The alternatives may be better for a beginner. Active4D is the Rolls Royce of web tools, it isn't for everyone. > 2. Your current pricing structure is fair value, but with a 4D web server > license, adds over $1000 per deployment to any 4D app. This limits you to a > certain subclass of 4D's installed base, and that is a smaller and smaller > pond. Agreed. I know I will probably have to change the pricing structure to get to a different market. I originally priced it so high to scare off all but the serious web developers, to reduce my support burden. > My understanding is that it is possible to create a stack using a 4D single > user executable and NTK with only developer licensing costs, providing > unlimited deployment at no additional cost. Correct. > If you were willing to consider alternate OEM contracts with a higher initial > or annual fee, but no deployment costs, I think that might unlock a whole new > world of smaller, simpler apps that do cool things. How does this fit in with the $50-$100 price point you mentioned below? > I know I have a few ideas on what could sell quite a few units at a $50-$100 > price point. I think you could encourage quite a few such apps with the right > pricing structure. I have worked out OEM deals with pricing like that, so I'm open to any offers. But I obviously can't sell the one-off license at that price. > 3. I don't know how you feel about it, but I think embedded scripting is no > longer a best practice. A simpler product that just supported scripting for > AJAX and sessions would be appealing. That's actually all I use it for myself at this point, thus the move to native JSON support in v6.1. I use Cappuccino on the front end, Active4D on the back end. Regards, Aparajita _______________________________________________ Active4D-dev mailing list [email protected] http://list.aparajitaworld.com/listinfo/active4d-dev Archives: http://active4d-nabble.aparajitaworld.com/
