As I'd laid out in my earlier note, there are vast differences in features supported by the different conferencing providers. Some justify higher costs, some do not. I'll say that Breeze is priced to compete with higher-end tools like WebEx and MS LiveMeeting (formerly Placeware). For the folks in that market, the price of Breeze is not an issue, and the Flash-based integration offers compelling benefits over WebEx and LiveMeeting, in addition to other features it adds.
Didn't mean at all to spark a big debate. Each has its place, and as Scott alluded to, it's much like the larger market for IT products and services. There's a place for lower end solutions, and a place for higher end ones. Sometimes, what you're paying for isn't even the difference in features but perhaps in many other, possibly intangible aspects. But clearly Breeze does offer a lot that many like very much. /charlie > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Fraser > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [cfaussie] OT: Macromedia Pricing > > > Why do Macromedia develop great products, just to slap > outrageous prices on them for long enough for the competitors > to come along an do it cheeper. > > Flex for example. > > Now > > Breeze, 32k+ for a server license, or about $670 pcm hosted. > > Can get gotomeeting for $50 per month, a citrix product. > > It's really disappointing. > > Regards > Dale Fraser > > > >
