Good answer but wrong question :-) On 14/03/2011, at 10:27 AM, Jolyon Smith <jsm...@deltics.co.nz> wrote:
> I am guessing that the “certain turnover” you have in mind is significantly > higher than the US$1000 revenue limit attached to “Starter” Edition. > > > > If you do the math on those license terms, basically Embarcadero want your > first $1000 revenue for themselves – they take a $200 down payment then grab > the next $800 as soon as you earn it, taking you over the $1000 limit > triggering the point at which you then have to pay to upgrade to “Pro”, which > will cost you 100% of that $800 you just earned. > > > > So you better be sure of earning not just that initial $1000, but AT LEAST > $270/annum thereafter if you want to stay current (that’s what your “Revenue > Assurance”, ahem, I mean “Software Assurance” will cost you). Oops, > actually, you’ll need to earn $1270, since when you upgrade from Starter to > Pro you’ll need an additional $270 for your initial Revenue Assurance payment. > > > > > > Imho this renders Starter Edition dead in the water for the open > source/community/hobby developers that Embarcadero claim to be aiming it at, > for whom revenue is a potentially sporadic and uncertain thing.... someone > could *easily* “earn” over $1000 in the first year then significantly less > than that thereafter. You don’t get to deduct any costs from these revenue > numbers, so even if everything you “earn” from Delphi gets sunk into > hosting/traffic costs for providing your work to the community etc, > Embarcadero don’t care – it’s not profit they are counting, only > income/revenue. > > > > If they absolutely had to have a revenue threshold (as some sort of > corporate/enterprise licensing woobie blanket) , it should have been nearer > $5K or even $10K. > > > > imho > > > > > > > > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of Steve Peacocke > Sent: Monday, 14 March 2011 09:42 > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] Access to street maps > > > > I was the Product Marketing Manager for the company that, up to a few months > ago, used to supply the data to Google Maps. > > > > Yes, essentially you are right and Google have not really worked very hard at > gaining revenue from that source, however that time will come and it is > important to know where you stand. Essentially, once you have turnover, then > you will need to purchase commercial licences but hopefully that will mean > that you are making lots of money. - Google will want some that money. > > > > Actually, I think that its a great commercial licence. I only wish Delphi and > some toolmakers used the same licence. I'd love to develop stuff using, for > example the latest Delphi and Woll2Woll's InfoPower tools but I just can't > justify the licence cost until I get over a certain turnover, THEN I could > buy them. > > Steve Peacocke > Mobile: 0220 612-611 > > Linkedin Professional Profile > > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Jeremy Coulter <jscoul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > bah.....just tick "I agree" dont read it....then you can plead > ignorance...hehehe > > Yeah its only free if you are not going to make $$ from it and not going to > have 50,000 hits a day.....pretty much....but do read the terms just incase > ;-) > > Jeremy > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Steve Peacocke <st...@peacocke.net> wrote: > > Caution - Please review the terms of service for yourself. It's only free in > certain circumstances. > > > > Steve Peacocke > Mobile: 0220 612-611 > > Linkedin Professional Profile > > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Jeremy Coulter <jscoul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > yip its free. You just have to register with them to access the Google API > docs etc. I dont know why. Maybe they just want to add your details to their > database :-) > > Jeremy > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Leigh Wanstead <leigh.wanst...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Jeremy, > > May I ask to use google maps service is free? > > TIA > > Regards > Leigh > > > > 2011/3/14 Jeremy Coulter <jscoul...@gmail.com> > > The other thing to note too if you want to use Google Maps to display > locations you need to signup and get a key that you need to pass through each > time you make a call which is fine if you will only be calling it from the > same location as it is tied to a Domain name. > > We do exactly what you are doing to show surgery locations and various other > things at work. Took a bit of time to figure it out, but it works well. > > > > Also something interesting I noticed the other day. My wife was using Wises > online the other day, I noticed they use Google now too...any why not ;-) > > > > Jeremy > > > > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of Steve Peacocke > Sent: Monday, 14 March 2011 07:28 > To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > Subject: Re: [DUG] Access to street maps > > > > Hi Mark, > > > > You will need to change the address to the XY coordinates in order to display > the map. Yes, all is possible using JavaScript and the Google Maps API. > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html > > > > and > > > > http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/ > > Steve Peacocke > Mobile: 0220 612-611 > > Linkedin Professional Profile > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:22 AM, mark <w...@kol.co.nz> wrote: > > I have a D2009 application which holds the addresses of employees and the > customers they service. > > > > Is there a way that I can display a map with a selected address? > > > > Ideally, I would also like to be able to get the distance between two > addresses. > > > > I assume that this information is available from Google or Wises, but have no > idea how to go about accessing it. I’m guessing it will be a Web Service, > with which I have limited experience (I have an interface to one). > > > > Any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated. > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > > n: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe
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