What in the enterpirse edition is it that you see needed in the
standard edition?

Adam H


On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 10:46:09 -0600, Matt Wisdom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Take a look at the feature breakdown in this marketing piece -- every single
> feature listed is in the enterprise other than CFML support, OS support, and
> basic DB support. If I'm not mistaken, I have CFML support in MX already. No
> need to upgrade the standard version (unless you have a killer need for some
> of the features not listed there).
> 
> http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/productinfo/product_editions/
> 
> It's quite clear from the breakdown of features that MM has written off the
> "standard" edition market. I'd love to know the sales figures behind this
> decision, but my guess is that the lower-end customer base has been
> dramatically eroded by PHP and the "free" .net bundled with Windows Server.
> I assume that the main CF customers remaining are the corporate customers
> that have too much invested to switch or that can realize enough savings on
> developer salaries to pay the higher dollars for enterprise.
> 
> >From this, I would expect a dramatic drop in the sales of upgrades from
> Standard edition customers, and ultimately, a continued decline in the
> developer base for CF as those customers move away from CF.
> 
> Perhaps MM's plan is to migrate enterprise features downwards in future
> versions to alleviate this problem. We'll see, but going "higher end" when
> your customer base and market share are eroding typically accelerates the
> decline into obscurity.
> 
> Matt
> 
> 

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