The disussion comes from (taken from: Players in HTML5 - ETA for Full Functionality?)
Dirk Prive: "I think the lack of interest in supporting the hobby programmers will hurt the company in the not too distant future. As a hobby user myself I have paid for a license for a long long time. " "Ok, since I see that my point was hard to understand, I'll try to make it a bit more clear." I would be willing to pay about 300$/year to have a hobby programming tool. I think that is good money the company could use. I don't expect some pro features, for instance HTML, iOS,.." ... and following discussion ==== I think the discussion turned a bit off-subject in the "Re: Players in HTML5 - ETA for Full Functionality?" thread. Why would it not be a nice idea to have another option for 10-20 dollars a month for all those who can not afford the Indy license because either they do not need it, or / and it is too much for a hobby - which is understandable? Maybe there could be some continued benefit attached to such small but ongoing monthly payments? Here there is usually no need for a code-protected version. Benefits could be something different. The bigger question remains, how to support LiveCode to grow to where it wants to be? I like the idea better to receive 10 dollars a month from 10,000 users compared to receiving 1,000 dollars a year from 100 users. But that could all be segmented and be very transparent and easy to understand for everyone, so both concepts could work hand-in-hand. And who is not paying 10 dollars for a nice cake? Why was something like "Skype" not made using LiveCode? ))) There are products out in the market making money - even without nasty ads popping up all the time. Or there could just be one big company paying for a single continued ad (placed without obstructing) sponsoring LiveCode to grow fast and above limits. (There are dozens of ideas here.) I think LiveCode could qualify. And when I look at all the super multi millions of dollars spent for crazy ads then this could also be a good investment for a selected advertiser. Sponsoring does not have to be annoying and would be very effective for both sides and us. I am just trying to think out of the box. How would LiveCode grow fast enough? By itself? Just because it is a nice fun product for us users, hobbyists, students, and developers? Is it enough looking around watching a rough sea? Roland _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
