On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 6:31 AM, Turunen Tuukka < tuukka.turu...@theqtcompany.com> wrote:
> We have decided to discontinue that product. Those who have it, can > continue just as before. New subscriptions are no longer sold. > > There was unfortunately too little interest towards this product. > > We have a new Qt for Application Development product that contains all > leading desktop and mobile platforms under commercial license, silver > support, as well as all value-add tooling and functionality. > > The venerable (and competitor) LiveCode also faced the very same situation recently and also gave up on the 25 USD/month indy license: http://livecode.com/products/livecode-platform/pricing/livecode-indy-pricing-announcement/ Here is how they solved unsustainability issue: - Announcement: They announced the price change 4 weeks in advance. - New price: The new price is 49 USD/month or 499 USD/year. It was (still is) 25 USD/month or 299 USD/year. That's an 80% increase. - Non-customers: can still buy at the old price (25 USD/month, 299 USD/year), or benefit from an offer (499 USD/two years) until the new price is in effect. - Current customers: can still buy at the old price (25 USD/month, 299 USD/year), or benefit from an offer (499 USD/two years) until the new price is in effect. - Supported platforms: same 6 as with the old price: iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, Mac, Server (HTML5) - Alternative licenses: plenty, including a community license (GPLv3) - iOS App Store with open source license: clear statement by RunRevolution (LiveCode developers): GPLv3 in App Store is not possible. Here is how Digia solved the unsustainability issue: - Announcement: no announcement - New price: the new price is 350 USD/month. It was 25 USD/month. That's a 1400% increase. - Non-customers: must buy at the new (expensive) price - Current customers: keep the old price and license features - Supported platforms: widens range: from iOS and Android only to iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and Mac - Alternative licenses: open source (unclear status as to iOS App Store) and enterprise (even more expensive). - iOS App Store with open source license: no clear statement. Only ambiguous fear-inducing statements by Digia. IMHO, terminating the Indie Mobile and Professional licenses will damage Qt's future both in mobile and desktop. Xamarin is a strong contender, as are PhoneGap and Unity. Other players, such as FireMonkey (Delphi/C++) and LiveCode are not to be ignored either. If I were to start a new app or application for iOS + Android, or Windows + Mac, I would seriously consider other options before Qt :-( -- Pau Garcia i Quiles http://www.elpauer.org (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
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