Jim Davis wrote: > > True. I'm not arguing against Blue Dragon but rather the > concept that software costs (at this level) are major > considerations. Too many times I've heard "we can't afford > CF" only to watch a company spends thousands more pursuing an > untried "free" solution. >
Jim, Your points are absolutely valid from the perspective of a custom project--a few hundred dollars isn't really going to make a difference. But, let's say you've built a "packaged" solution written in CFML that you'd like to sell for $1200/server. Guess what? Prior to BlueDragon you had to add another $1300 to the cost of your product for the CF5/MX license, more than doubling your product's cost (minus whatever discounts you might be able to negotiate with Macromedia). By bundling with BlueDragon, your costs are significantly lower, especially if your packaged solution can run on the free version (no, you can't redistribute the free version without paying a license fee to us, but those license fees are lower than BlueDragon Server JX, and much, much lower than CFMX). Or, consider FuseTalk, where their lowest priced Professional edition sells for $289. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to spend $1300 for a CFMX license (if you don't already have one) if all you want to do is run a $289 product. But, FuseTalk Professional runs on the free BlueDragon Server, and is supported by both FuseTalk, Inc. and New Atlanta. So there are some cases where a few hundred dollars per server license can make a huge difference. Vince Bonfanti New Atlanta Communications, LLC http://www.newatlanta.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
