At 12:30 07/03/2002 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I think this is should be > > Learning Lasso $2500 PHP $2500
This may be true if you have no knowledge of either system, but most people on this list have a great deal of experience using PHP and for them that would be money down the drain. >Dosent matter if the product is free it still costs you time. > > > Can you provide a NON-BIAS so-called "TRUE comparison"? I would be > > curious on what Blueworld has to say. Also, why do you think the TCO > > is lower with lasso than PHP? I don't get it, there is no cost to own > > it, just to develop it. And if you develop with PHP correctly, then > > the TCO is low. > > > > Here is my basic TCO comparison: > > > > Lasso Software Pro $1199 PHP $0.00 > > Learning Lasso $2500 PHP $0.00 > > Development (hr avg) $75 PHP $75/hr. > > > > > > So to me, Lasso isn't worth switching. I would already be $3700 in the > > hole without even touching it! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cathy Cunningham (Blue World Lasso Evangelist) > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 12:37 PM > > To: Chuck "PUP" Payne; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [ANN] Blue World Announces Lasso vs PHP White Paper > > > > > > At 1:19 PM -0500 3/7/02, Chuck \"PUP\" Payne wrote: > >>But who wants to pay. Get a clue that's why PHP, PERL, and other Open > > Source > >>Lang., are widely more used. > > > > If you do a true comparison in features, you'll see that a PHP-based > > solution (with commercial add-ons) costs over three times the cost of > > Lasso. > > > > Then there's also the (TCO) total cost of ownership where due to > > productivity gains in using Lasso, developers end up saving lots of > > time (e.g. money) compared with using other tools. > > > > Then there's also the fact that when you buy Lasso Professional 5, > > you're also supporting MySQL AB as each copy purchased puts money in > > their pockets. And, this is a good thing to ensure the future > > vitality (and growth) of the MySQL market. It also gives you peace of > > mind in knowing that you have a commercial license of MySQL, which can > > help ease liability and other concerns that may otherwise be > > present in certain organizations who may have concerns using just GPL > > products. > > > > Then there's the issue of quality. With Lasso Professional 5, no > > stone remains unturned with respect to ensuring Web developers have > > the highest quality offering both in terms of features, > > documentation, support materials and more. > > > > CC > > -- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Cathy Cunningham [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Lasso Evangelist > > Blue World Communications, Inc. http://www.blueworld.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Lasso Studio is "the easiest way to create a database-driven Web site" > > - Macworld Magazine > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To > > unsubscribe, e-mail > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To > > unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php Regards John, Former MySQL Developer ----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rygannon.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
