After almost a year of using A5v10(.5) and all its feature packs it became our intention to build the future of our small software company on it. So, yes, the tool is very valuable for us. And I support the idea of an annual subscription plan.
But this offer, and the manner in which it is announced, creates not the feeling of certainty to me as it seems to intend: "You can budget and plan for the cost of your Alpha Five development tools".
First of all the price is rather steep. I own A510.5 package with was and runtime, and subcribed to the "all feature pack offer". The new-UPGRADE-offer suggest that i should prepare for an annual fee that is allmost the double of this investment.
And it seems not to make any difference in upgrade price if you only own the basic devellopment tool or also the all the 10.5 feature packs.....
It is announced just like other offers, and by now I know A5 offers tend to become better and better :-). So here is my first uncertainty: wait or not to wait that is the question.
Second. By this level of annual fee I would like some disclosure of other offers to come. For example what will be the standard upgrade price for version 11, what will be its basic new functions and what will be dealt with in version 11 feature packs.
Third. The price of the devellopment environment is not the only part what I need to budget. Why not put in the deal an kind of subscription fee for our customers, who have to upgrade the WAS. Than I can take that also into account in the maintenance fee I charge them.
Just my thoughts....
But this offer, and the manner in which it is announced, creates not the feeling of certainty to me as it seems to intend: "You can budget and plan for the cost of your Alpha Five development tools".
First of all the price is rather steep. I own A510.5 package with was and runtime, and subcribed to the "all feature pack offer". The new-UPGRADE-offer suggest that i should prepare for an annual fee that is allmost the double of this investment.
And it seems not to make any difference in upgrade price if you only own the basic devellopment tool or also the all the 10.5 feature packs.....
It is announced just like other offers, and by now I know A5 offers tend to become better and better :-). So here is my first uncertainty: wait or not to wait that is the question.
Second. By this level of annual fee I would like some disclosure of other offers to come. For example what will be the standard upgrade price for version 11, what will be its basic new functions and what will be dealt with in version 11 feature packs.
Third. The price of the devellopment environment is not the only part what I need to budget. Why not put in the deal an kind of subscription fee for our customers, who have to upgrade the WAS. Than I can take that also into account in the maintenance fee I charge them.
Just my thoughts....
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