thanks for your advice re flex however 12,000 for it is out of the question one man operations like myself would never be in a position to spend that amount of money
I guess I am back to trying to find tutorials re flash which are very hard to find for novice flash newbies like myself compared to the plethora of tutorial information available for cf -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Andrew Muller Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2004 1:39 PM To: CFAussie Mailing List Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Cold Fusion vs ASP Barry I've recently done some ActionScript application development training for a corporate who sees the AUD$18000 ($12000 is the USD price) for Flex a very good alternative for an existing enterprise solution they're using that's worth about double the price. Everything is relative... Andrew Barry Beattie wrote: > > How much is that "ease" worth to you - $12,000 for the licence? > > yeah, I also think it's a damn shame but I can't see MM changing it's > pricing strategy. There's been a hell of a lot of negative sentiment > about the $$$ already. > > I was keen as but I'm not even bothering to learn it because I can't see > enough market share to justify the training hours. > > >>>is Macromedia aware of the opportunity to separately sell (at more > > reasonable price) the MXML compiler as a new tool? > > I'm sure they're very aware. it'd kill proper FLEX sales left and > center. > > perhaps there will be some *worthwhile* FLEX functionality in > blackstone? then it'd really piss all over ASP.NET (to bring it back to > the original thread) > > just my $0.02 worth > barry.b > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Velevitch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2004 11:37 AM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: Cold Fusion vs ASP > > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:06:57 -0700, Sean A Corfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >>Macromedia made it pretty clear from day one that Flex was aimed at >>enterprise application developer teams (in particular, Java developer > > > That's a fine strategy for developing business in a new market. But the > problem is, Macromedia has reinvented Flash, basically making more > attractive for existing developers who currently use Macromedia tools. > Macromedia has given us another, easier and similar, way to create swf > files. And at this stage of the game, all I want is the MXML compiler to > > generate swfs instead of using the Flash IDE. > > I appreciate that Flex allows you to dynamically generate swf files, and > I > can imagine the impact that'll have on what you can do with an RIA. But > I > need to statically generate swf files and MXML makes that whole process > easier. > > > Chris > > --- > 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 > > > -- Andrew Muller Senior Macromedia Certified Instructor - ColdFusion, Flash Macromedia Certified Developer - ColdFusion, Flash NSW CFUG Manager Daemon Internet Consultants - http://www.daemon.com.au/training 17 Roslyn Gardens Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011 AUSTRALIA T:61 2 9380 4162 F:61 2 9380 4204 Daemon: Serious Web Development MXDU: The AsiaPac Macromedia Devcon http://www.mxdu.com/ --- 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
