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

[Stefan Steiger]

Quote:
Mono for Android Professional: $399
[...]
the Professional License allows direct deployment to up to 100 devices.
[...]


$399/100 = 4$/app just to cover the expenses of MonoDroid.
25 $ for Google + adaptive %ual share
Then, the app's developer still didn't yet made a single cent in profit.

I think this is way overpriced for a hobby programmer,
which this license seems to be intedend for.
Nobody is going to buy an application that will be this expensive,
especially not if it is only a simple tool.

@Nick Riggs: Your calculation is incorrect:
Windows License: $ 265
Visual Studio License: $ 714
MonoDroid License: $399
-------------------------------------------
Total:  USD 1'378


This in sharp contrast to:
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) License: $ 0
Eclipse License: $ 0
IntelliJ License: $ 249 (not required if you go with Eclipse)
Android SDK: $ 0
--------------------------------
Total: $249

*Plus the real difference here is that IntelliJ doesn't limit to 100 apps.*
(
    Well i guess this would be hard to check anyway.
    Which brings up another question: Would you trust in a fellow 
developer's honesty ?
)

And as to the original question:
(AmountOfTimeToLearnJavaAndEclipse * YourHourlyRate) = ?

Answer:
AmountOfTimeToLearnJava = 0
AmountOfTimeToLearnEclipse = near +infinite
AmountOfTimeToLearnIntelliJ_IDEA =  0

==> AmountOfTimeToLearnJavaAndIntelliJ = 0

AmountOfTimeToDecompile_cSharp_To_Jsharp = 2 mins.
AmountOfTimeToPort_J_Sharp_To_Java = 15+2 mins. (depending on 
application size)
= 17 min.
* hourly rate of 100$/h
= 17/60*100  = 1700/60 = 170/6 = 180/6 -10/6 = 30 -10/6 = 30 - 1 -4/6 = 
29 - 2/3 = 28 + 1/3
-------------------
==> $ 28.35
============



Am 08.03.2011 05:59, schrieb Nick Riggs:
> Really folks?
>
> (AmountOfTimeToLearnJavaAndEclipse * YourHourlyRate)
>
> If that's greater than $400, Monodroid is likely a pretty good deal 
> for you.
> Obviously that's over simplified, but you get the point.
>
> As far as a Student, Open Source and Non-Profit edition, yeah, that 
> would be cool.


Am 08.03.2011 00:08, schrieb Joseph Hill:
> 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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