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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:193403 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
