> -----Original Message----- > From: Will Tomlinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 10:22 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Blackstone Beta > > > > >Your comment proves a point I should've made stronger - up-front > >software license costs are fluid, and not a very good basis for > >decision making. > > > There's the rub with CF. I agree with what you're saying, but then I have > to explain to my small-medium sized clients this concept. You have to SELL > them on CF. Do you do it by saying, the code is so much easier, and I'll > have less development time involved in your project because of it? The > small - medium guys are listening to me and looking at 6K up front! > > Is a shift to .NET taking place because clients aren't being *SOLD* on CF?
Small to medium sized clients are exactly the ones that would benefit from the professional edition of CF (at $1300 less depending on current deals) or BlueDragon Server (starting at free). Recommending CF Enterprise to small/medium clients is, in most cases, simply wrong and completely overkill. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187278 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
