"Flex is an advanced enterprise server product that has
generated massive interest and anticipation across the
industry. Macromedia wants to ensure that early Flex
customers get the support they need to evaluate the product
successfully. A downloadable version of the Flex trial may
become available in the future."
> Now is it just me, or does that paragraph simply NOT answer
> the question it's associated with? How does offering it only
> on CD have anything to do with support? Files are files,
> whether they come on a CD or are downloadable.
The answer is pretty clear, if you think about it. If they let people
download it, a bunch of people might download it and start playing around
with it without any serious plan to actually buy it. Rather than support
those people, Macromedia is raising the barrier to entry a little bit.
People who want to try it out will likely be more serious about it, since
they have to go to more trouble to get it.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
phone: 202-797-5496
fax: 202-797-5444
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