And all of this back-n-forth on a rumour, and one regarding something
happening on April the FIRST!
One thing to remember: MM made Flex for the big Enterprise-level companies.
Granted, it's useful to everyone, not just these companies. I guess MM won't
mind being blamed for making such awesome software and it being wanted by
everyone regardless of the size of their pocket. But, it is business, and MM
did decide that this was at the 'big' end of their business.
>From what I understand of such things (not much), $12k for 2 procs is dirt
cheap compared to other ent servers... and $20k for 1 proc is still cheaper.
I might be wrong :) I'm quite sure that MM won't come knocking on your door
demanding another 28k if you have paid for the license already. Don't forget
that there are non-com licenses for the small web-shop type companies that
make it their business to build bespoke RIAs (I assume).
I must admit, for me, a switch to Lazlo is scary. You might not have
purchased your Flex license yet, but how much money have you already spent
in developer time on Flex? Are you willing to write that off and start
again?
Remember, Flex servers CAN serve multiple applications. If you're concerned
about the price, think longer term, and write more useful software using
Flex so it earns it's keep and your ROI goes up! I'm sure that you all have
one or two completely unexplored project ideas, that if given the time,
would be of potentially massive benefit to your company or clients.
Personally, I won't like seeing a split in Flex to
Flex-the-one-you-know-that-costs-a lot and
Flex-lite-oh-god-what-have-they-taken-out-how-stupid-is-flex-without-charts/
remoting/layout management-i-cant-cope. Look at Flash and Flash Pro. Anyone
out there with a copy of Flash that isn't Flash Pro? ;)
It's tough, wanting something you can't afford. But yet, we cope... who
knows, maybe Flex 2.0 will be worth $40k a processor and we just don't know
it yet.
By the way, has anyone considered the possibilities of XAMLon Flash Ed along
with Darron Schall's Local Connection find? No more fscommand! No more xml
sockets! No more plumbing! I for one sincerely hope more comes of Darron's
discovery.
My 2c. I could be totally off, but worth thinking about nonetheless.
Robert
Freelance developer
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