While it's a shame the free version won't be available anymore I'm not
disappointed at Red Gate. I'm only disappointed in the sense of
entitlement coming from some members of the .NET community on this.
We've had the free ride for such a long time so it's easy to forget
someone's time and effort to maintain Reflector isn't free.
The new price seems very reasonable for the benefit the tool provides to
a lot of developers.
It's a great tool, so if it provides $35 worth of value why not just buy
it!?
On 3/02/2011 4:41 PM, James Chapman-Smith wrote:
It even prompted me to write my first blog entry
<http://www.enigmativity.com/blog/2011/02/03/Red+Gate+Will+Be+Charging+35+For+NET+Reflector.aspx>
in nearly two and a half years about it!
http://www.enigmativity.com/blog/2011/02/03/Red+Gate+Will+Be+Charging+35+For+NET+Reflector.aspx
*From:*ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com
[mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Michael Ridland
*Sent:* Thursday, 3 February 2011 08:49
*To:* ozDotNet
*Subject:* Fwd: Red Gate will be charging $35 for .NET Reflector
How absolutely ridiculous, I'm very disappointing in red gate.
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Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:31 AM
Subject: Red Gate will be charging $35 for .NET Reflector
To: "rid...@gmail.com <mailto:rid...@gmail.com>" <rid...@gmail.com
<mailto:rid...@gmail.com>>
An open letter to the .NET community
Red Gate has announced that it will charge $35 for version 7 of .NET
Reflector upon its release in early March. Version 7 will be sold as a
perpetual license, with no time bomb or forced updates.
As many of you know, our original intention was to maintain .NET
Reflector as a free tool. But, after two-and-a-half years of providing
it without charge, we realized that we could not make the free model
work. We know that this will cause pain for some people in the .NET
community, and we apologize for the change in policy.
As a commercial company, we need to charge at least a nominal amount
to keep .NET Reflector up-to-date and relevant. Without revenue coming
in, we cannot dedicate a team of developers to ensure that Reflector
remains a valuable part of .NET developers' toolboxes.
As always, your feedback is important to Red Gate, so please
contribute any thoughts on this subject to our .NET Reflector forum.
<http://www.red-gate.com/MessageBoard/viewforum.php?f=141?utm_source=simpletalk&utm_medium=email-specialmailing&utm_content=ReflectorForum-20110202>
Sincerely,
Neil Davidson
Co-CEO, Red Gate Software
Link to more:
* Read answers to frequently asked questions about Red Gate's .NET
Reflector decision.
<http://www.red-Gate.com/products/dotnet-development/reflector/announcement-faq?utm_source=simpletalk&utm_medium=email-specialmailing&utm_content=ReflectorFAQ-20110202>
* Video interview with Simon Galbraith, Red Gate co-CEO, about the
future of .NET Reflector.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKnEjiSGZLA>
* New features in V7 of .NET Reflector.
<http://www.simple-talk.com/community/blogs/clivet/archive/2011/02/01/99118.aspx?utm_source=simpletalk&utm_medium=email-specialmailing&utm_content=CliveBlog-20110202>
* Forum for feedback and discussion.
<http://www.red-gate.com/MessageBoard/viewforum.php?f=141?utm_source=simpletalk&utm_medium=email-specialmailing&utm_content=ReflectorForum-20110202>
* Free downloads of .NET Reflector.
<http://reflector.red-gate.com/download.aspx?utm_source=simpletalk&utm_medium=email-specialmailing&utm_content=ReflectorDownload-20110202>
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