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 More options Sep 25 2005, 2:58 am
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From: Björn <bjo...@nada.kth.se>
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:58:55 GMT
Local: Sun, Sep 25 2005 2:58 am
Subject: Re: VW pricing
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Mike Hales wrote:
> Here's a blurb on the VAR pricing.
> http://www.cincomsmalltalk.com/CincomSmalltalkWiki/How+does+VAR+Prici...

> I don't know about corporate end user pricing.  Just email James
> Robertson or give them a call.  They are nice.

> Mike

I believe that this pricing model makes it impossible to introduce
VisualWorks into new (skeptical) organizations. Especially how do you
account for annual Cincom Smalltalk based revenues if you are using a
mixture of languages and tools?
I know several companies that use Java-based solutions that are moving
to open source solutions to avoid to pay fees for development
environments, enterprise servers, etc. If you tell them how wonderful
Smalltalk is they are maybe interested. But if you tell them about the
pricing model they certainly say: No way!

And the one person company (maybe a student) that want to make a simple
application for a friend, giving him like $1000 for the whole thing or
alike, probably choose Python or Ruby when he hears that the whole
profit will go to Cincom (+ an additional 6% of the friends certainly
uncertain revenue).

Björn


 
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