Re: George Farr declares feature specific pricing onhorizonfor WDSC

It may actually be better for the users if they do start charging for WDSC.

I hadn't thought about this.  Very interesting thought.  Competition is
always good for keeping all involved parties on their toes.  I am trying to
envision who would be a good party to do this that wouldn't have a conflict
of interest within their walls. Genexus came to mind as a company that would
have the resources to accomplish such a task, but would they want to?  I
suppose if there was enough money there to be made.  Linoma could be another
vendor in that mix as they make programmer tooling (i.e. RPG Toolbox and
Surveyor)

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com

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Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 8:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] George Farr declares feature specific pricing
onhorizonfor WDSC

The only reason the majority of people who use WDSC for RPG development
today are using it is because it is included with the compilers. Take away
that incentive and you will see usage drop to near nothing. I can't imagine
many shops, small or large, paying a 3 or 4 hundred dollar per seat premium
for WDSC when the green screen tools work well enough and do not cost extra.
It may actually be better for the users if they do start charging for WDSC.
Maybe then we will see some third-party products that blow WDSC out of the
water. In any case, if they intend to start charging for the development
environment then they should provide the compilers as part of the OS. Then
charge x for PDM and x+y for WDSC and give people the choice of how much to
spend.