If there were even a rumour that there would be significant price reductions in the near future, that will kill all current sales, so don't count on it.
There will be a lot of Flex functionality in Blackstone, but of course that is till 6-12 months away. This may be the CF developers route to Flex functionality, and not the Flex product itself. Darren Tracey > -----Original Message----- > From: Barry Beattie > Sent: Monday, 29 March 2004 5:31 PM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Flex has been released. Who will take > the (start > at) 12,000 US$ path? > > > Scott, are you saying that the pricing is pretty much unchangeable > because the amount of loss of face to customers who buy the > product will > feel ripped off if the price becomes more "reasonable"? > > just a thought > barry.b > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 29 March 2004 5:00 PM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Flex has been released. Who will take > the (start > at) 12,000 US$ path? > > Its a bloody ripoff, and it will sufficate the products > potential, i'll > explain my reasons later tonight (typing an uber FLEX and why) article > now. > > As for OEM version, nothings official for 1.0 and its doubtful at this > time. > > You can use FLEX as a developer edition, so for those of you who have > adopted the V2 framework in Flash MX development and won't go > down the > FLEX path, i suppose consider its use for prototyping RIA' concepts. > > > I would of preferred the pricing model to be around the CFMX > Enterprise > range, but Macromedia have stood by their "it will sell" > assumptions and > > only time will tell who was right, and who wasn't. > > Once again, i'll post an article soon on the pro/con of FLEX is power > and overall feasible use. > > > > -- > > Regards, > Scott Barnes > - > http://www.mossyblog.com > http://www.bestrates.com.au > > > Darren Tracey wrote: > > > Actually, variable pricing is fairly standard with high priced > enterprise software. > > > > Darren Tracey > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Gareth Edwards > >>Sent: Monday, 29 March 2004 4:34 PM > >>To: CFAussie Mailing List > >>Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Flex has been released. Who will take > >>the (start > >>at) 12,000 US$ path? > >> > >> > >>Been trying to find out more information and unless you want > >>to speak to a sales rep on the phone.. they wont tell you. > >>They obviously taylor the price to your needs. Very ifffy if > >>you ask me, nothing set in concrete regarding OEM and > >>discounted pricing yet I rekon. > >> > >>Gareth. > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Gavin Cooney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Monday, 29 March 2004 3:49 PM > >>To: CFAussie Mailing List > >>Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Flex has been released. Who will take > >>the (start > >>at) 12,000 US$ path? > >> > >> > >>Any word on Government or Educational pricing? > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "CFAussie Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 3:33 PM > >>Subject: [cfaussie] Flex has been released. Who will take the > >>(start at) > >>12,000 US$ path? > >> > >> > >>http://www.macromedia.com/software/flex/trial/ > >> > >>We want to know what everyone is thinking, and what people > >>are building > >>(have built) in flex, talk as much as you want. :) > >> > >>Gareth. > >> > >>--- > >>You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > >>http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > >> > >> > >>--- > >>You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > >>http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > >> > >>--- > >>You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >>MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > >>http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > >> > > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
