Why do educators hate mailing lists?

[Richard Gaskin]

Don Asbridge wrote:
>>>> My main issue is the cost.  When I first looked a year or two ago at  
>>>> RR, I said, "$900!  Forget it!"  I ended up purchasing REALbasic...  
>>>> and was disappointed with the product
>>
>> Fortunately you'll need only a fraction of that - check out the Rev/DC  
>> price list:
>> <http://secure.runrev.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PLST&Store_Code=SDREBWLP>
>>
>> Prices range from US$99 for DreamCard, to $299 for Revoluton Studio,  
>> and for the serious professional developer there's the Enterprise  
>> package for $899.
>>
>> Mind if I ask where you got the impression that Rev was only available  
>> for $900?
> I did see the various options (ranging from the $99 to $900).  For me,  
> the $900 option is the one I must have... I don't pretend to be an  
> "expert," but my projects must be available for PC and Mac users (I  
> remember always being frustrated with HyperCard in that my products  
> were only available for Macintosh, not PC users), must be in standalone  
> application form (even though RR is growing, most of the world's  
> population still doesn't have the DreamCard program to run my stacks),  
> and some of them must be able to be accessible from my web page (so I  
> can administer online projects, etc.).  So, in order to meet my needs,  
> I believe I need the Enterprise package, which sells for $899... I  
> guess I do consider myself a "serious professional developer."

I think Studio is what you're after.  It'll build standalone 
applications.  You can get Mac and Win covered with Studio for far less 
than the full Enterprise package.

This chart makes things clearer:
<http://www.runrev.com/section/platform.php>

> I'm sorry Richard, I don't know what "FUD" is (it doesn't sound nice,  
> though  :-)  )!  I'm not trying to spread myths and I'm on this list to  
> try to gain information... not to spread misinformation...

Of course.  Sorry I wasn't clearer -- you're not really a part of the RB 
community I was referrring to. But it seems whenever I hear about Rev's 
pricing from someone who uses that other tool they're quick to quote 
pricing from several years ago, sometimes even after they know better.

"FUD" = "Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt"

;)

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  Richard Gaskin
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