"Also some programmers (no one on this list obviously) tend to be stubborn and unwilling to learn new technologies."
Hey wait a second, I resemble that remark!!! --Ferg Josh Nathanson wrote: > +1 for Tom Harris. Seems like software is the only industry where people > expect free products. Since CF is presumably making us all money in one way > or another it's only fair that Adobe should also make money on the product. > Flex has huge potential to create a better end user experience, thus > ultimately making us developers more money and so easily justifies the price > tag. > > I was amazed when I got into CF and found out the developer edition is free. > Since I use shared hosting, CF is essentially free for me. I would gladly > pay some kind of a subscription or up front fee to use developer edition if > it was imposed and it seemed reasonable. To me the reason CF has been slow > to catch on is not because it isn't free, but because of crusty C++ and > Windows guys who think PHP or ASP is the greatest thing since sliced bread > (my boss is one of those guys). Also some programmers (no one on this list > obviously) tend to be stubborn and unwilling to learn new technologies. > > -- Josh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 11:28 AM > Subject: RE: Flex 2 and Ben Forta > > > >> Regarding the anticipated pricing of FlexBuilder: What is it with all >> you people who think everything should be free? Are cars and houses >> free? Are bread and milk free? Do you work for free? If you think >> everything should be free, then you need to stop billing your clients >> for work, or stop accepting paychecks from your employer. Or maybe it's >> that YOU get to charge money for YOUR services, but you shouldn't have >> to pay anyone else for their services... is that it? Maybe some day, in >> some bright and shining utopian wonderland, everything will be free. In >> the meantime, do those of you who constantly bitch about everything >> costing money know ANYTHING about BUSINESS at all? I cannot believe >> that someone on this list actually said they think CF should be free! >> >> As far as FlexBuilder goes, I think $2000 would still be a bargain. >> >> As someone once said, "If you can't run with the big dogs, then stay on >> the porch!" Or, if you can't afford to buy good tools, there are always >> the free ones. But quit complaining that good tools cost money -- they >> always have and they always will. >> >> I just needed to vent. The best to you all. >> >> Tom Harris >> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:233977 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
