On 9/29/05, Alex & Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just purchased a 4 cpu license. Does this mean that there is no > worth in it when zorn comes out? Will I get the new flex for free? > Or do I have to pay all that money again? I hope Macromedia sorts > all that out. >
Disclaimer: I don't work for Macromedia and have no "insider info" on future products. That being said, when you initially purchase Flex, it comes with a 12 month maintenance subscription built into the price, which means that you'll get any and all upgrades free of charge during that period. After the 12 month period, you have the option of renewing your license(s) at 20% of the *current list price.* (I emphasize that last point because we got burned on that recently because Macromedia more than doubled the price of Flex since we purchased our initial licenses and wound up being asked to pay the equivalent of 50% in maintenance fees! Our sales rep did help us reach a satisfactory conclusion though.) So yes, if you bought your licenses recently, Zorn/Mistral should be out within that time period and you will get the upgrades for fee. As for the value, well I guess that remains to be seen, as Macromedia has not discussed (even internally I would imagine) which features are going to in the the stripped down version and the full version. As a long-time ColdFusion developer, where there has always been a "Professional" and "Enterprise" edition, I can tell you that there is always a certain set of features found only in the Enterprise edition that makes that edition compelling and worth having. Whether or not Macromedia/Adobe chooses to follow that same path with Flex is up to them, but they do have a solid record of making sure that there is value in the dollars (or whatever currency you use) you spend on a specific product edition. I don't think Zorn/Mistral is even in a beta phase yet, so we're obviously getting way ahead of things at the moment. But if history is any indicator, you have not wasted your money with your recent purchase. Regards, Dave. ------------------------ 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/
