Yeah, I agree. The upgrade price is not as bad - AUD$148.75 (excluding GST), compared to USD$109.00
Still a hike, given the currency atm, but at least it's not totally exorbitant. Mark On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Kai Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm consistently unhappy about that myself and it comes up with every > release of anything from Adobe outside the US and the realm of the USD > pricing. To create a fair comparison you'd have to add AU GST though, e.g. > you're comparing against AUD 370 and not 407. > > AUD 370 is still way too expensive from a consumer's point of view compared > to the current exchange rate (particularly because there's no shipping > involved etc etc etc) - but keep in mind that global corporates have to plan > with certain exchange rates for funding and budgeting stuff. Part of that > can be hedged, certainly, but not all of it. It's particularly bad in AU and > NZ because of the current badly unnatural strengths of our currencies - a > AUD100 difference between the 274 and 370 is a bit steep though after all. > > I said it on Twitter recently when the CS 5.5 pricing was announced - for a > few of the CS 5.5. products it's cheaper to fly from NZ (prob also from AU > but I haven't checked) to LA or San Francisco, stay a night, buy CS 5.5 > there in a retail shop and come back home with the software in your luggage > and pay customs and GST for it in your country. Also gives you frequent > flyer miles, status, an included seat for a return overnight flights and > free food :-) > > Obviously not worth it for only CFB 2 and the AUD100 off - but in case > you're going to the US anyway... :) > > Cheers > Kai > > > > the pricing is a bloody outrage > > > > $299 USD == $274 AUD, but they list it as $407 AUD > > > > FFS adobe! > > > > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Mark Mandel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Scott Thornton > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> Do you guys actually use CF builder? > >> > >> I use CFB every day, and have done since it first came out. > >> > >>> > >>> I wanted to give proper debugging another go, installed CF builder 1 > three > >>> weeks ago and attempted to get started. > >> > >> When you say 'proper debugging', do you mean step debugging or just > showing > >> the coldfusion debug output ? > >> > >>> > >>> To be fair, its an environment that I am not famaliar with, but it > seems > >>> so slow, so hard to do anything in it, I have so many questions and > can't > >>> find the answers. > >> > >> Slow doing what exactly? > >> > >>> > >>> For example: > >>> My local test site start page is > >>> http://127.0.0.1/my_site/password/password.cfm, if I view this page in > IE I > >>> can see my debugging output and know its going to the correct page > based on > >>> the DSN and settings, but the FireFox or IE view ( the tabs next to the > >>> source button) open a page without debugging and I am really not sure > what > >>> or where the data is coming from. > >> > >> I never use these tabs, so I have no idea ;o) > >> > >>> > >>> The copy Preview URL option returns > "my_site/Password/sb_password.cfm".. > >>> but what server? It looks like its pointing to the settings\DSN that > >>> retrieve my live database, rather then my test database that I want. > >> > >> Again, not sure - but I would expect it has to do with which server you > have > >> it configured to. Right click on your project, and go into the > ColdFusion > >> properties and see what the configuration settings are. > >> > >>> > >>> Also I have managed to close some of the tabs within the ( lets say > >>> Snippets view), how do I get them back? better yet, can I "reset" the > >>> coldfusion perspective entirely? > >> > >> You can customize the ColdFusion (or any other) perspective as much as > you > >> would like. > >> > >> If you want to add any View: Window > Show View > Other > >> Will give you the full list of views you can add to your perspective. > >> > >> If you want to reset your perspective, I believe: Window > Reset > Perspective > >> will do the job you want. > >> > >> HTH > >> > >> Mark > >> > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >>> Behalf Of Chris Velevitch > >>> Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2011 2:39 PM > >>> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > >>> [email protected]; AirAussie; Flexaussie > >>> Subject: [cfaussie] Coldfusion Builder 2 is now available to buy or try > >>> > >>> http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-builder.html > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Chris > >>> -- > >>> Chris Velevitch > >>> Manager - Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney > >>> m: 0415 469 095 > >>> www.apugs.org.au > >>> > >>> Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney > >>> Topic: Panni, Burrito and Hero > >>> Date: 30th May 6pm for 6:30 start > >>> Details and RSVP on > >>> > http://apugs.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=34553 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "cfaussie" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >>> "cfaussie" group. > >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> [email protected]. > >>> For more options, visit this group at > >>> http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> E: [email protected] > >> T: http://www.twitter.com/neurotic > >> W: www.compoundtheory.com > >> > >> cf.Objective(ANZ) - Nov 17, 18 - Melbourne Australia > >> http://www.cfobjective.com.au > >> > >> Hands-on ColdFusion ORM Training > >> www.ColdFusionOrmTraining.com > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "cfaussie" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Zac Spitzer > > Solution Architect / Director > > Ennoble Consultancy Australia > > http://www.ennoble.com.au > > http://zacster.blogspot.com > > +61 405 847 168 > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "cfaussie" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > > > > > -- > Kai Koenig - Ventego Creative Ltd > ph: +64 4 476 6781 - mob: +64 21 928 365 / +61 435 263 414 > web: http://www.ventego-creative.co.nz > blog: http://www.bloginblack.de > twitter: http://www.twitter.com/agentK > -- > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "cfaussie" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en. > > -- E: [email protected] T: http://www.twitter.com/neurotic W: www.compoundtheory.com cf.Objective(ANZ) - Nov 17, 18 - Melbourne Australia http://www.cfobjective.com.au Hands-on ColdFusion ORM Training www.ColdFusionOrmTraining.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. 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