Michelle,
This was a great summary by David, but I would just like to add
that there is also a 20% per annum mandatory software maintenance
fee (applies to both SDK and end-user licences). You may also
have to obtain MapInfo's Developer Support, sold in block of 4 hours.
Regards
Zoran Markovic
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David M Haycraft [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, 17 March 2001 13:15
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; MapInfo Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: MI-L Off topic: MapX licencing costs?
>
> Michelle
>
> You asked
>
> > Thinking about buying MapX and creating third party software with it.
> > Anyone know what the story with licensinc & royalty payments to MapInfo
> is?
>
> MapInfo Corp bundle together the MapX Software Devt Kit and the MapX
> "run-time" on a single CD-ROM.
>
> You can purchase the SDK plus the right to redistribute n copies of the
> run-time (where n>=5) to end-users of your app for a fee like this:
> n=5..9 AUD 1469 + n * AUD 550
> n=10..19 AUD 1469 + n * AUD 495
> ..
> n >=400 AUD 1469 + n * AUD165
>
> The minimum cost to the developer is therefore 1469+2750= AUD 4219
>
> There's a "gotcha". MapInfo does not provide a canned installer for the
> MapX run-time. In particular MapInfo does not provide the dependency
> files
> that the Visual Basic Packaging and Deployment Wizard would need to
> include
> the MapX run-time in a VB app.
>
> Instead, you are expected to purchase something like InstallShield
> Professional and then setup a script to install the MapX OCX, DLLS, Fonts,
> data, with all their associated Registry entries. There are over 150
> different tasks to be completed in this job.
>
> The CD-ROM contains the MapX run-time files, plus files like the MAPX.LIC
> file and the MAPX.OCA that lets you get at the design-time interface to
> MapX. You must not give these files to end-users.
>
> Apart from the packaging-and-deployment problem, MapX is a fine product.
> Really :o)
>
> David M Haycraft
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