[mono-android] [Monodroid] Pricing and Go-Live

[Joseph Hill]

We're working on a promotional offer for current MonoTouch customers 
and customers who buy the two products together; however, this hasn't
been finalized yet.

We'll announce those plans as soon as possible.

--Joseph

 >>>
> Awesome news! 
> I know someone is going to ask, so it might as well be me: are there any 
> plans for a combined Touch/Droid license? 
> Craig 
>  
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Joseph Hill <jhill at novell.com> wrote: 
>  
> > Hello all 
> > We're getting very close to a 1.0 release of Mono for Android. 
> > 
> > Pricing for Mono for Android will be similar to MonoTouch: 
> > Mono for Android Professional: $399 
> > Mono for Android Enterprise: $999 
> > Mono for Android Enterprise 5-Developer License: $3999 
> > 
> > The Professional License will include similar features to 
> > MonoTouch Professional, in that it will be a "named user" 
> > license that should only be used by the developer that 
> > originally activates it.  The Professional license will include 
> > rights to redistribute apps in the Android Market, Amazon 
> > Appstore, or other competing markets.  Additionally, 
> > similar to how Apple's Ad-Hoc deployment policies work, 
> > the Professional License allows direct deployment to up 
> > to 100 devices.  If you need to deploy to more devices, or 
> > you need a "floating seat" license, the Enterprise License 
> > should suit your needs. 
> > 
> > Go-Live 
> > 
> > Several users who have been using the previews have expressed 
> > interest in acquiring a go-live license in order to "go live" with 
> > their application in production or in the Android Market prior to 
> > the official launch date. 
> > 
> > If you are interested in acquiring a go-live license prior to the 
> > official launch, please contact mono-android at novell.com or 
> > feel free to email me directly with any questions or comments. 
> > 
> > Thank you 
> > 
> > Joseph Hill 
> > Product Manager, Mono Platform 
> > 
> > 
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