Let me see if I can find some former Flex business folks and see what they say.
-Alex On 4/28/14 5:52 PM, "Adam Malejko" <a...@malejko.com> wrote: >Long time Flex developer and lurker; never posted - never needed to. > >I finally got the go-ahead to upgrade to Flash Builder 4.7 premium a >little >while ago, along with upgrading to the latest Apache Flex SDK. Little did >I >know that the Flash Builder upgrade was not technically possible. I have >v3 >and v4.5 premium keys (yet use v4.6), but no v4 premium or v4.5 standard >key which would technically work to upgrade from. > >So after chatting and talking to Adobe representatives, I believe it's >time >to look at my options. > >1) Does anyone know how I can possibly upgrade to v4.7 without having to >buy the full $699 v4.7 license? $49 to upgrade from v4 sounds great! Even >$499 isn't terrible, but after sticking with them for this long I am being >forced to buy the full version for $699? Really? In the buying guide [1], >you see that "n/a" in there? That's me. SOL. > >2) I've used Flash Builder for many years now and haven't really looked at >the other options until recently. How do IntelliJ IDEA, FDT and >Flashdevelop compare from a developers perspective? I'm only starting to >write mobile apps which triggered the update from the Adobe SDK. > >3) Should I just install the Apache Flex SDK in Flash Builder 4.6? Will >that work for mobile apps? > > >[1] >http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/flash-builder/buying-guide.displayTab2.ht >ml > >-Adam
