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

[Keith Ratliff]

0$ for Visual Studio Express is pretty expensive, I agree.

--Keith

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 21:36, <lenniedg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ai ai the pricing debate AGAIN... Already had this one with Monotouch.
>
> you can't get everything for free... Novell works hard on this and like any
> normal company they need to make money to pay salaries etc at least they
> aren't so expensive like Microsoft with there dev tools!!
> Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Hobbs <Sam at SimpleSamples.info>
> Sender: monodroid-bounces at lists.ximian.com
> Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:12:35
> To: <monodroid at lists.ximian.com>
> Reply-To: monodroid at lists.ximian.com
> Subject: Re: [mono-android] [Monodroid] Pricing and Go-Live
>
> Me too.
>
> If I was getting income from something such as this, then this could be
> a reasonable and necessary investment. I sure would pay $400 if I had at
> least $400 gross from software I developed. Until then at least, I will
> have to go with either Java or C++.
>
>
>
> Πάρις Κουτσιούκης wrote:
> > Damn it its too expensive for me :( no way it someone wwill make free
> apps.
> > Στις 08 Μαρ 2011 1:40 π.μ., ο χρήστης "Craig Dunn"
> > <craig.dunn at conceptdevelopment.net
> > <mailto:craig.dunn at conceptdevelopment.net>> έγραψε:
> >  >
> >  > 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
> > <mailto: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
> > <mailto: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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