It does seem expensive, especially given that from what I understand its basically a plugin for an open source program?
Have I got hold of the wrong end of the stick here, is it more than that? On 3/2/06, Andy Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mark... > > Just to be nitpicky...you can't compare full versions of Studio or CS > because they each contain multiple programs, Studio has 5 and CS has 4. From > what I've heard here, Flex is just...well...Flex. You're paying $1000 for > one application. > > <!----------------//------ > andy matthews > web developer > ICGLink, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 615.370.1530 x737 > --------------//---------> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Fuqua [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 7:55 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Flex 2 and Ben Forta > > > Rick, > > A full version of studio is $800. A full version of Adobe creative suite is > $1200. Upgrades of course are much less expensive. > > People are already working on alternatives using primalScript and ANT. For > me, I have already set aside my $1000. Adobe's will be the best for sure > and will be the only one with a visual design component similar to > dreamweaver. And from what I have seen, it is quite useful. > > To each there own. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:01 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Flex 2 and Ben Forta > > > It's hard for me to believe an IDE would be worth > $1000 (oh, excuse, me $999, which is less than $1000 :P ) > > Most design software, whether it's for web design, as in > Dreamweaver, photo manipulation, as in Photoshop, > graphics, as in Illustrator, etc., is not even that much...most > of it not anywhere near $1000 unless you get everything > in a bundle. > > Perhaps I'm just showing my ignorance about the Flex IDE, > but with it priced so high (I don't, at this point, see how it could > possibly be worth that much money), it's wide open for > a company with hungrier developers to come in and sell > something for half that and take a lot of business from Adobe > and Flex...what makes it worth $1000? > > Rick > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233885 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
