> Macromedia is NOT Microsoft.  ColdFusion cannot be free at 
> that level.  Microsoft sells (rather expensive) servers and 
> supporting tools (SQL Server, Exchange, etc) by taking a hit 
> on .NET.  How would MM recoup the massive costs of 
> development for giving away CF?

They use the "free" .NET server tools to sell their development
software.  Lots of companies do this.

> But remember also that this argument is hardly new: the same 
> was said (repeatedly) when ASP was free and CF cost money 
> (and compared to today both sucked).

.. though ASP sucked more :)

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