We will do as you say, Bill
Nat Papovich
Lead Macromedia HHWDIA (head honcho who decides it all)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Davidson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:44 PM
> To: Fusebox
> Subject: Re: Development contract
>
>
> Macromedia -
>
> I do not own a hosting company, but if I did I would be really miffed by
> this forced-purchase. I think a better alternative is to give
> the option of
> the improved capabilities of the Hosting Service Provider Edition, but if
> you can't afford the upgrade, then you can still offer Cold Fusion 5.0.
>
> You're going to loose a lot of people, or people are just going to not
> upgrade. Either one = less revenue for you, less market share of the ASP
> market, and irritated customers. Give us an option.
>
> -Bill
> www.brainbox.tv
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Nitterauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Fusebox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 6:26 PM
> Subject: RE: Development contract
>
>
> > FYI:
> >
> > Hosting Service Provider Edition Clarification
> >
> > Yesterday we sent an email to Macromedia ColdFusion hosting partners
> > regarding the new Hosting Service Provider Edition of
> ColdFusion Server 5.
> > The information in the email was unclear, which caused some confusion
> about
> > ColdFusion Server 5 pricing and licensing policies in general. On behalf
> of
> > the team, first I want to apologize for any confusion caused by
> the email.
> >
> > ColdFusion Server 5 is a very exciting release. The focus has been on
> > building features that developers have been requesting for years. You'll
> > find support for user defined functions, incremental page output,
> charting,
> > a new administrator, and major performance increases among other cool
> > features. At the same time that we've been building enhancements, we've
> been
> > very focused on quality, and so far, the feedback in the beta
> program has
> > been very positive.
> >
> > With the exception of the Hosting Service Provider Edition, we're not
> > changing the basic licensing policies or pricing. As a merged company,
> we're
> > focused on the needs of ColdFusion developers more than ever. Macromedia
> is
> > deeply committed to the ColdFusion community and the vision behind
> > ColdFusion Server, and we're making a significant investment in the
> product.
> > We understand that having high quality hosting options is important to
> > developers, and one of our focuses for this release is to expand the
> number
> > of service providers participating in our hosting partner program.
> >
> > When we announce formally on Monday, there will be a lot more
> information
> > available about the new release on our Web site. To help clarify the
> Hosting
> > Service Provider Edition policies, we've posted an FAQ about the new
> edition
> > at:
> >
> > http://www.allaire.com/products/coldfusion/cf5hostingfaq.html
> >
> > If you have more questions or concerns about this new edition,
> please feel
> > free to drop me a note. I'm looking forward to your feedback on
> ColdFusion
> > Server 5!
> >
> > Jeff Whatcott
> > Director, ColdFusion Product Marketing
> >
> >
> >
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