>- see footer for list info -< Oh dear Charlie - what have you done :-)
I will shortly be changing the support number on my projects to your number :-) Have fun!!! lol On 31/07/07, Gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >- see footer for list info -< > That's one of the most welcomed commercials I've seen, Charlie. :-) I'll > make a note of that. I presume the number works from the UK. > > The choices: > > $500: Talk to someone at Adobe who probably won't be able to help you > unless > you're a noob. Your call gets passed around for a couple of days. May not > be > resolved or solution may not be ideal. > > Or... > > $500: Talk to Charlie for over 4 hours non-stop. Tell him about your local > weather system, who your favourite Lost or Heroes character is, why you > don't get on with your mother-in-law, while Charlie taps away at his > keyboard with one hand (no headset?) to resolve your CF problem. If he can > help you out with your mother-in-law too then that's a bonus. :-) > > > > On 7/31/07, Charlie Arehart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >- see footer for list info -< > > Well, support is an entirely different subject. I was just referring to > > the > > discussion of the pricing of CF. > > > > I know that many have found CF support to be lacking, but it can't be > > everyone, or it wouldn't survive as a business unit. Of course, there > are > > plenty of free options out there for folks, if they can find it. And not > > everyone can afford that per call price anyway. > > > > In that regard, if I can do a brief commercial here, I'm doing what I > can > > to > > help with my pay-per-minute service. :-) I can't promise to solve all > > problems, but I do offer a refund if I do not solve a caller's problem. > > Most > > have found that the conversation still aided them in ways beyond the > > specific problem they sought to solve, as I may share some other > > insight/feature/tip they hadn't yet considered. And at US$1.99 per > minute, > > that's just a quid in UK money. What a bargain. :-) More at > > www.carehart.org/askcharlie/ > > > > /charlie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Snake > > Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:17 AM > > To: 'Coldfusion Development' > > Subject: RE: RE: [CF-Dev] CF8 launched - prices get hiked > > > > >- see footer for list info -< > > Well if they provided good support then that would certainly shut me up, > > but > > you have to pay like $500 just to speak to someone, and in my > experiences > > when I have used their paid support for a quick solution, I didn't get > > one. > > Still ende dup solving it myself and giving the solution to them. > > > > Russ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charlie Arehart > > Sent: 31 July 2007 15:54 > > To: 'Coldfusion Development' > > Subject: [!! SPAM] RE: [CF-Dev] CF8 launched - prices get hiked > > > > >- see footer for list info -< > > And isn't that interesting: MS can afford to offer responsive, free > > support > > by employing an army of people. How do they pay them? The money comes > from > > somewhere. They own the OS. People pay for that. They own the desktop > app > > space, people pay for that. It's like the web app development is a loss > > leader. They can give it away because they make money elsewhere. > > > > Is it fair, then, to deride Adobe for charging (even a fair bit) for CF? > > Where should they get the money to pay their development and support > > staff? > > In fact, they instead own the RIA space (for now), but Flash doesn't > bring > > much direct revenue to Adobe I imagine, and Flex is pretty much free. > > > > I think we just have to recognize that we can't expect Adobe to give > away > > CF. The model and economics just don't suit it. I do wish folks would > stop > > moaning about the price. It is what it is. There are so many good things > > about CF8. Either take it or leave it. > > > > OK, let me slip into my flame retardant suit. I'm sure peeping up like > > this > > could bring all manner of flames and arrows upon me. Just felt it needed > > to > > be said in response to that last sentence below. > > > > /charlie > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to > > http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > > > -- > > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > > >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< > > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help > > -< > > > _______________________________________________ > > For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to > http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo > > -- > CFDeveloper Sponsors:- > >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< > >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< > >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help > -< > _______________________________________________ For details on ALL mailing lists and for joining or leaving lists, go to http://list.cfdeveloper.co.uk/mailman/listinfo -- CFDeveloper Sponsors:- >- cfdeveloper Hosting provided by www.cfmxhosting.co.uk -< >- Lists hosted by www.Gradwell.com -< >- CFdeveloper is run by Russ Michaels, feel free to volunteer your help -<
