> Not quite sure I understand your response...it seems like > we're saying the same thing... > > Scenario 1: > > Server Hardware > Windows Server OS > Cold Fusion Server > > Build app...wildly successful...setup more servers as above, > paying for server hardware, server OS, and CF Server. > i.e., server hardware, server OS, + $1300 > > Scenario 2: > > Server Hardware > Windows Server OS > ASP.NET 2.0 (Free) > > Build app...wildly successful...setup more servers as above, > paying for server hardware, server OS, ASP.Net 2.0 is still > free, so I've saved $1300 per server...
All I'm saying is, while ASP.NET itself is free, Windows is not. One way or the other, Bill gets paid. > One reason the cost of CF is of concern is that I'm building > more web software applications. And if each client has to > add $1300 to the cost of my app to run it in-house, then that > hurts my ability to sell the app. With ASP.NET, I don't have > that cost...right? Sure, if your time is free. For most programming projects, labor costs are far more expensive than everything else. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239288 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
