Not obvious at all. They're going to become another Microsoft, just wait and see.
Mark -----Original Message----- From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Why can't I buy JUST CFStudio 5? Forget everything I said in my last email. : ha, ha: They don't make it obvious, though. At 09:02 AM 10/25/2001 -0400, you wrote: >http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/store/US/product.jsp?category=/So f tware >/Development/StandAlones/ColdFusionStudio&type=FULL > >Todd > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joshua Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 8:55 AM >Subject: Why can't I buy JUST CFStudio 5? > > > > Why is it that Macromedia insists on bundling CFStudio5 and UltraDev 4 > > together? Why can't I buy just CFStudio5? I can get JRun Studio, I can buy > > UltraDev without CFStudio, I can buy HomeSite but I can't buy just > > CFStudio5. I already own UltraDev4 and I really don't want to pay extra to > > have a second copy just to get CFStudio5 ... what's the logic behind this? > > > > Also, quit making it sound like it's one product. It's not. It's 2 >separate > > applications, proabably on 2 different CDs that you have to install one at >a > > time. What's the deal with trying to make it sound like it's one product > > that has all these new features? It's the same UltraDev4 that's been >around > > for over a year - only Studio is new. Selling bundles is nice, but why >force > > customers into buying a more expensive bundle when they already paid $300 > > for one half of it? UltraDev is nice, but I really don't need 2 copies at > > $250-$300 each for one developer. > > > > When you make them one product, then it will make sense, but now you're >just > > confusing people into thinking that they're getting some hybrid of the two > > in one application - and they're not getting that at all. > > > > Why the hassle Macromedia? Just sell CFStudio as a standalone product! > > > > Joshua Miller > > Web Development::Programming > > Eagle Technologies Group, Inc. > > www.eagletgi.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
