Passed on our thoughts (via some quotes from this thread) to a Partner Manager at Xamarin. He replied with thanks and said he would forward to the team and let them know how we feel about it all.
On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 7:13 PM, Michael Ridland <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm kind of used to high costs as a mobile tech consultant as all the > tools are expensive, a new mac every few years, and a pc, Android/iOS > testing devices, there's always something. > > > *Michael Ridland | Technical Director | Xamarin MVP* > > XAM Consulting - Mobile Technology Specialists > > www.xam-consulting.com > > Blog: www.michaelridland.com > > > > On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:05 PM, Michael Ridland <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> They got alot of pressure about this already and introduced the indie >> pricing & monthly subscription. Not sure they will change this anytime soon >> but I think the professional pricing tier sounds like a good idea. The team >> are very accommodating if you email them, I'm sure they will extend the >> trial. >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 7:44 PM, Stephen Price <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> If you are an Indie developer then its much cheaper, but you can't use >>> it in Visual Studio. What are they saying, that Indie developers don't use >>> Visual Studio? There needs to be something in between Indie and Enterprise. >>> I'm certainly not an Enterprise and I'm not an Indie. I'm a >>> professional/contractor who works on Enterprise projects. (If we're >>> resorting to name calling). >>> >>> I suspect Xamarin won't be reading these. I'm sure people have made >>> noise but they ... just had an idea. I have a Xamarin contact I can forward >>> this thread to. It might help. If you don't ask, you don't get. Anyone have >>> any objections? These emails all end up on the public archives anyway so I >>> imagine it can't hurt. :) >>> >>> On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> License is about to expire and its expensive as hell. More expensive >>>>> than my Microsoft msdn subscription and look what that gives you. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Ooh, do you mean the Xamarin licence? I just discovered that there is a >>>> 20% discount for MSDN subscribers, which brings the business price down to >>>> $800/year. I personally think this is still a hell of a lot, especially >>>> when I'm in the position that I've only been asked to create a >>>> proof-of-concept that our Silverlight app can be replicated on an iPad. I >>>> emailed Xamarin to ask if my (never used) trial period can be reset, but >>>> that only gives me 30 days of panic to learn, configure and create the >>>> demo. I hope that someone from Xamarin reads this hint that the price is >>>> *really >>>> *steep, unless you know you can recoup the cost somehow. I think the >>>> pricing structure is overbalanced to deflect low-frequency users from >>>> considering its use. >>>> >>>> *GK* >>>> >>> >>> >> >
