Re: New Run Engine Question
This simple distinction between what the runtimes have historically been to what is now being presented is what is the most troubling to me. Perhaps Alpha can look into offering a "floating license" that works the same as the original runtimes. My companies Oracle based ERP system works like this. Our CAD system works like this. We can install on as many PCs as we want, the limit is on the number of active connections. We have that now with the V8 runtime.
Offering both options with a higher price on the floating license model would allow the developer to price their apps according to the customer's needs. If my customer needs the option of floating licenses as opposed to fixed seat licenses I can justify a higher price for the convenience.
As far as the pricing structure being higher for V9 than the previous versions, since we need to buy runtimes for each user: hey, this new version is a major upgrade from V8. The ability to read and write to native SQL databases from the desktop and to build forms against these tables is awesome. Some of the other new features are great improvements as well.
It is a shame that the roll out of a such a major advancement in capabilities is clouded by all the (in my opinion, warranted) criticism over the new runtime model.
Originally posted by Richard Rabins
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This simple distinction between what the runtimes have historically been to what is now being presented is what is the most troubling to me. Perhaps Alpha can look into offering a "floating license" that works the same as the original runtimes. My companies Oracle based ERP system works like this. Our CAD system works like this. We can install on as many PCs as we want, the limit is on the number of active connections. We have that now with the V8 runtime.
Offering both options with a higher price on the floating license model would allow the developer to price their apps according to the customer's needs. If my customer needs the option of floating licenses as opposed to fixed seat licenses I can justify a higher price for the convenience.
As far as the pricing structure being higher for V9 than the previous versions, since we need to buy runtimes for each user: hey, this new version is a major upgrade from V8. The ability to read and write to native SQL databases from the desktop and to build forms against these tables is awesome. Some of the other new features are great improvements as well.
It is a shame that the roll out of a such a major advancement in capabilities is clouded by all the (in my opinion, warranted) criticism over the new runtime model.
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