The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com __________________________________________________________________
> -----Message d'origine----- > De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > la part de Leonard Rosenthol > Envoye : mardi 28 octobre 2003 19:23 > A : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : Re: [PDF] Hold-up > > At 6:12 PM +0100 10/28/03, ml.aalto wrote: > >The facts : ADOBE has changed the ASN contract about developing Acrobat > >Reader plugins, with a 3 month's only notice; > > Actually, Adobe announced the change concerning Reader > plugins back in June, and has been working hard to contact all those > currently registered/licensed for a Reader plugin. > June or August or October, the problem is the same ; and congratulations to Adobe for their splendid organization > > >from now on you have to pay a 2.500$ fee (per plugin) if you want > >develop and sell them. > > $1500 for internal use, $2500 for external/commercial > distribution. And if you are doing "DRM", there is a different > pricing structure entirely. > DRM = $35,000 per year - no comment > > Before it was free. > > It has NEVER been free to develop a READER plugin. > Developing for the FULL Acrobat was and remains free - BUT you've > ALWAYS needed a license (and associated "enabling key") from Adobe in > order to develop for Reader. However, the previous cost was only > $100. > I meant free of charge (the $100 was a one time fee, not per plugin) > > >I would like to know the feelings of concerned people. > >Is it possible to do something against this blow below the belt > on behalf of our "partner" ADOBE ? > > Have you talked with Lori DeFurio or Amy Bayersdorfer at > Adobe? They are the ones that manage the program and would be happy > to discuss your concerns. > I don't know these people, and I don't intend to beg for Adobe's 2% discount What I notice here is that nobody on this list seems schocked by this Adobe's diktat. However I remember the time when dozens of people on this list flied into a rage (not to say hatred) and were ready to rise up in arms when Adobe required $15 for sending version 5.0.1 ... Those where the days ... Michel Lausseur Aalto Consultant To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
