>- see footer for list info -< Thanks for that , Gary. And yep, I should have clarified but I'd only mentioned it here because, yes, it does work from the UK. And you use a local number. More info at the page I'd linked to. (Of course, I'm a few hours behind you guys. The system reports when I can take calls, so feel free to check it out at will.)
As for the rest, well, helping with the in-laws is double. :-) Seriously, though, thanks for the kind regards. And honestly, yes, for some people they can get their problem solved in minutes, so it's a real bargain. I just figured people didn't always have the time, gumption, resources to dig around through even all the free resources. I found myself often pointing out answers, so I thought why not get a little in return. Haven't talked it up much since I launched it. I fear many would see it as purely commercial and offensive. Kind of a catch-22, when I just want to let people know about it who need help. Oh well. /charlie -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:35 PM To: Coldfusion Development Subject: Re: Cf support (was RE: RE: [CF-Dev] CF8 launched - prices get hiked) >- 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 -<
