Yo. Well as mentioned there was HUGE sticker shock when MM doubled the price, and a lot of complaining. But MM is aiming at large Enterprises that can afford it. Similarly you can complain to Ferrari to drop the prices of their cars... but if you wanna role with the high end you gotta shell out the dough.
There is a slew of alternatives out there too (Droplets, Xamalon/XAML/Sparkle, Laszlo, JSF, XUI, XUL based stuff, SwixML, Thinlets, XSWT,Luxor,Keystone,Jazilla,Vexi,Ajax,etc....). As a consumer of course I want cheaper prices, and hopefully stiff competion will pressure MM to drop the price of Flex. And hopefully with the next version of Flex we'll see some FLEXible pricing options (eg serverless solution via Zorn, etc...). <fingers crossed> Anupam wrote: >My issue is with the deployment cost. So the only alternative for small-time >Web application >developers is to have their own servers for deployment. >I am surprised that not many people are talking about it. It seems people are >happy with the >status-quo, ie. paying huge amounts to MM. >I am also disappointed that there aren't many more 3rd party providers of Flex >servers. > >Anupam. > > >--- Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>The issue of cost doesn't affect the developer since you can get the >>perpetual developer license for free. >> >>The cost is a major issue when you go to put a commercial application in >>production, and there is currently no alternative (if using Flex) >> >>You can apply for a non-commercial license if that is your situation. >> >>Tracy >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>Behalf Of Anupam >>Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 10:32 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [flexcoders] Flex Server Alternatives >> >>Hi all, >> Is there any alternative to Flex server, except the (very expensive) >>one provided by MM? >> Are there any other options? Have all the members of this group who >>are using Flex bought >>it/evaluating it? Or is there any other option like a compatible >>freeware? >> >> I know freeware versions of Flash Remoting do exist, is there anything >>for Flex? >> >>Thanks, >>Anupam. >> >> >> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
