Len Conrad wrote:
>> And where would that leave smaller developers?
> If the "smaller" developers arenīt worth their cost of sales, then, yes ....
As has been mentioned before, I don't think that most companies factor in
the value of small developers into their cost benefit analysis
>> Out in the cold
> .... and you donīt make significant money selling CF software, but from your
> CF apps and support contract revenue, none of which goes back to MM.
Or does it? No-one has, to my knowledge, spent any time examining the issue
of how much a company makes (long term) from the support they give to small
developers.
Macromedia might not make a lot from direct sales but I think that the
long-term profitability of the company has to be built on small developers.
> Letīs not get emotional about it, itīs the brutal face of
> business.
Well thatđs certainly a logical approach but you really can't expect people
to be anything other than emotional when there is a perceived direct threat
to their ability to make a living.
Or to the investment they have made in CF. I've just finished spending 3
months writing a CMS framework. I certainly don't want to see that effort go
down the drain.
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