I apologize if you've already read this in another thread. I put this in a response to the ongoing IBM MRO thread but then realized that it's a bit off that subject and I was hoping others would pass their thoughts on the topic. I figured a lot of listers wouldn't see my response since it was in the IBM MRO thread, so I'm starting this new one. Sorry for "doubling."
Anyway, here's the idea: I would like to see Remedy lower the price on the AR System and the ARS user licenses. They could do a full push of ARS as a "Lego" development system--we give you the blocks, you put them together. By lowering the price of the ARS, the ARS platform would be more viable as a solution for the types of tracking apps Bing is referring to. The ARS is just too expensive for many companies...especially when there are other development tools available for a much, much lower price--with the Visual Studio on top of the pack. BMC could still charge whatever it wants for the ITSM suite and licenses. ARS would then be viable in all sorts of settings and us "ground up" developers would not necessarily be in direct competition with BMC. BMC then could make up the difference in volume and sell tech support packages separately. Could you imagine an ARS priced comparably to Visual Studio?! ARS would become a major development platform. Everyone would benefit. BMC would increase sales, companies would get a true rapid app development system, and us "old timer" developers would be in big demand as DEVELOPERS and not as CONFIGURERS. Thoughts? Norm _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
