RE: [PHP-DEV] Totally Blue Sky / beta testers?

> Pricing is not definitive yet, but could be somewhere in the range > $250-500, depending how many people are going to use it. Could you > tell me if such a price would make you think twice about using it? I think it depends totally on the target audience. Small, amateur developers like me would be very unlikely to drop that sort of cash unless the program was packed full of slick features which made it invaluable. The competative product is Visual Basic and I think that's <$100. I tend to look for shareware products in the $40 and less arena. Corporations would have no problem spending that sort of money, but they also tend to hire professional programmers who would not be daunted by the challenges of programming Windows in VC++. If you plan to market to corporations, then you would need to target your product as a development tool for companies that don't do Windows programming. This sort of tool would be perfect for companies who write programs for other environments and need to generate a few small applications in Windows. Those companies cannot justify having their programmers spend all the time it takes to learn the more complex environment. > Seriously, we could use a couple beta testers. I've been told I > can accept 5 beta-testers. Benefits are that you can distribute > your first project for free... Interested? *IF* I do not have to sign a non-compete, then count me in. If you end up going the commercial route, then I will probably re-open my efforts into making a GPL version, and I won't sign away that right. Good luck! Gre7g. ================================================================= Gre7g Luterman gre7g@wolfhome.com http://www.templeofluna.com/ Stay informed: http://www.templeofluna.com/keeper/mailinglist.htm I want to be the master of time and space, a living god, ...and then I'd like to visit Europe.