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I am in the same boat but starting to recognize that the free train of tooling is a ploy of platform vendors trying to pull us in to working in their area. Micr

I am in the same boat but starting to recognize that the free train of tooling is a ploy of platform vendors trying to pull us in to working in their area. Microsoft can afford to do this because they extract major value on the back end when we target windows with apps. A cross platform, non-allied company like Xamarin doesn't benefit from that back door revenue as they make no money from my app. It is a tough bill to swallow but the problem seems to be our perspective, free wasn't always free. $399 was a young company trying to gain traction with a small team and if we want bigger, faster, stronger then it costs. Sucks, but after 10+ years of consulting in the Windows space I realize that cross-plat mobile is my next 10 years and in that light, 1K is not that bad.

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natfriedman 14y ago
In fact we lowered all prices today. Our lowest tier, previously, cost $399. Now it costs $299. Our highest tier, previously, cost $2499. Now it costs $1899.
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- itsnotvalid 14y ago
  Then apparently the new pricing model is much more expensive to start with, since there is no longer discounts for renewals. Just to compare apples with apples, here is the difference in pricing:- old: 999 first time and 599 for upgrades for "enterprise", 399 first and 249 for upgrades for "professional" and company with 10 or less people; new: flat rate 999 for any companies (2+ people) and 299 (only for single person) Sorry this may sound bitchy , I just don't like price-ups as I live in a location where inflation is killing me (and the salary is like half of what US rates are so software are twice as expensive in that thinking). I am not against price ups and it's always better to be an early customer, but one a longer run, new customers (or existing customers as well if they don't get the upgrade price after the first renewal) is definitely paying more. That greatly affects small businesses because they can no longer use lower tier one just to get the juices with cross-platform joy on a more affordable rate.
  - jstedfast 14y ago
    As one of Nat's other comments points out, you can continue to renew at the old cost.

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natfriedman 14y ago

In fact we lowered all prices today. Our lowest tier, previously, cost $399. Now it costs $299. Our highest tier, previously, cost $2499. Now it costs $1899.

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itsnotvalid 14y ago
Then apparently the new pricing model is much more expensive to start with, since there is no longer discounts for renewals. Just to compare apples with apples, here is the difference in pricing:- old: 999 first time and 599 for upgrades for "enterprise", 399 first and 249 for upgrades for "professional" and company with 10 or less people; new: flat rate 999 for any companies (2+ people) and 299 (only for single person) Sorry this may sound bitchy , I just don't like price-ups as I live in a location where inflation is killing me (and the salary is like half of what US rates are so software are twice as expensive in that thinking). I am not against price ups and it's always better to be an early customer, but one a longer run, new customers (or existing customers as well if they don't get the upgrade price after the first renewal) is definitely paying more. That greatly affects small businesses because they can no longer use lower tier one just to get the juices with cross-platform joy on a more affordable rate.
- jstedfast 14y ago
  As one of Nat's other comments points out, you can continue to renew at the old cost.