I haven't looked into it as I have nothing to do with education. But doesn't the University plan give you all 7 platforms + additional features for about $950?
https://livecode.com/education-plans/ On Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 9:50 PM Timothy Bleiler via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > The pricing for the standard plan looks confusing and inconsistent when > first encountered. It’s also further complicated by the "add on" options. > > There are 2 add ons: > email support > Pro Package (Device Debugging, code optimization tool, the network layer > (tsNet library), iOS accessory access, pdf library). The info box on this > still references the Community and Indy licenses which supposedly don’t > exist. > > Hopefully I have this figured out right. If I’m wrong it could reflect > poorly on me or the plans ;-) > Here’s the rounded-off pricing if you just buy deployment options. After > the first platform you can substitute 1 of the 2 add on options for > platform in each of these tiers. > > 1 platform = $300 > 2 platforms = $500 ($200 more) > 3 platforms = $900 ($400 more) > 4 platforms = $1000 ($100 more) > 5 platforms = $1500 ($500 more) > 6 platforms = $1800 ($300 more) > All 7 platforms = $2000 ($200 more) > > Here’s the rounded off per platform/options pricing for each tier. > This looks like it makes slightly more sense than when it’s listed the > other way. > 1 platform = $300 > 2 platforms = $250 > 3 platforms = $300 > 4 platforms = $250 > 5 platforms = $300 > 6 platforms = $300 > All 7 platforms + the 2 add ons = $222 > > This issue was brought up previously by Sean Cole. Jacqueline Landman Gay > suggested that it might be tied to the popularity of specific platforms. > Here’s how she explained it. "The way I figure it, each platform is $300. > But since many of us build for the two major ones (Mac and Windows) you get > a $100 discount for that bundle. After that it's $300 each except for > 4 and 7 platforms, where there's also a discount.” Yes, apparently, but > why? The popular desktops/ mobile bundle? Why then are the add ons priced > the same? Is there really equivalent value there? Number 7 is obviously > discounted for a buy everything tier. That’s OK, I guess. > > The problem with Jacqueline’s explanation is that it doesn’t matter which > platforms or add ons you select, the same pricing pattern persists. I can > justify different prices for different platform deployments and different > options, but this inconsistent pattern could be hard to explain to > prospective users and business accountants to whom we have to justify > purchases. Jacqueline may be right about the reasons but these are “hidden” > bundle options based on an assumption of what the user is likely to want. > It also can make some combinations that are probably much harder to > justify/explain than others. > > While I can come up with some other explanations for this and a case could > be made that it has a lot of flexibility, I wonder if a more transparent > pricing/bundling/discount structure might be better. > > Any chance we can get some clarification on the rationale behind the > pricing to help us with our purchasing requests? > > > Tim Bleiler, Ph.D. > Instructional Designer, HSIT > University at Buffalo > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode