> The issue is that it is a plugin, not a full IDE...Eclipse already provides > the IDE and that is free. If this was a package that they developed on > there own like DW...then that would be different.
Why would this be any different? Your problem here, in my opinion, is that you're looking at the complexity of what you're buying, and the perceived value of the amount of work done to build it. That really is completely irrelevant. There's only one thing that's relevant: would buying this make you a more productive developer and quickly cover the cost of the product? If the answer is yes, you should buy it, even if it was easy for Adobe to develop compared to other products. If the answer is no, you should not buy it. > Even so, they should be encouraging developers, since we are the ones doing > their marketing work for them so that we will encourage our employers and > clients to use CF. Clearly, this argument is not compelling enough to Adobe, who apparently feel entitled to make a profit on their work, just like you and me. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:331988 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
