[mono-android] Too Expensive for Me

[Duncan McQueen]

Development tools are expensive, but there are good programs by
Microsoft to ease this burden on startups (see BizSpark, for example).
 Would love to see MonoDroid as a BizSpark benefit.


On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Lennie De Villiers
<lennie.work at gmail.com> wrote:
> Go see how much Visual Studio.Net cost.... developer tools are expensive for
> a reason, developer rates are also high... picture how high you rate is and
> the developers of Monotouch and MonoDroid as well.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 12:16 PM, owaits <owaits at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It is not normal that I post asking for something to be discounted but I
>> think in this case it is valid. I really like the Mono for Android concept
>> and I really want to support the project but for me the $400 price tag is
>> simply too much and I can not justify purchasing the product. As I develop
>> in C# it would be the ultimate solution for me.
>>
>> I develop a free application and it is just too much to afford especially
>> considering it is only a years worth of support. So in a year I will have
>> to
>> pay again.
>>
>> I am writting this mainly to ask if you would consider another pricing
>> tier
>> maybe at $200 so that people like me can purchase your product and not
>> have
>> to look to learn java. Maybe you could also consider a Christmas sale? ;-)
>>
>> I really like this product and really want to use it but at the moment you
>> are going to loose me as a customer.
>>
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