[Interest] Indie Mobil Program terminated?

[Kate Alhola]

> On 05 Jul 2015, at 15:13, Pau Garcia i Quiles <pgquiles at elpauer.org> wrote:
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> The venerable (and competitor) LiveCode also faced the very same situation recently and also gave up on the 25 USD/month indy license:
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> http://livecode.com/products/livecode-platform/pricing/livecode-indy-pricing-announcement/
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> Here is how they solved unsustainability issue:
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> Announcement: They announced the price change 4 weeks in advance.
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> New price: The new price is 49 USD/month or 499 USD/year. It was (still is) 25 USD/month or 299 USD/year. That's an 80% increase.
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> Non-customers: can still buy at the old price (25 USD/month, 299 USD/year), or benefit from an offer (499 USD/two years) until the new price is in effect.
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> Current customers: can still buy at the old price (25 USD/month, 299 USD/year), or benefit  from an offer (499 USD/two years) until the new price is in effect.
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> Supported platforms: same 6 as with the old price: iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, Mac, Server (HTML5)
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> Alternative licenses: plenty, including a community license (GPLv3)
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> iOS App Store with open source license: clear statement by RunRevolution (LiveCode developers): GPLv3 in App Store is not possible.
> 

I checked what Unreal Engine is now. It is free for all developers and the 5% after $3000 per quarter, that makes $50 per month when you sell more than $1000 per month.

That is very indie developer friendly and makes entering to market easy but gives revenue to unreal when your app is succeeding. Much like I proposed for Qt.

Kate



> Here is how Digia solved the unsustainability issue:
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> Announcement: no announcement
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> New price: the new price is 350 USD/month. It was 25 USD/month. That's a 1400% increase.
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> Non-customers: must buy at the new (expensive) price
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> Current customers: keep the old price and license features
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> Supported platforms: widens range: from iOS and Android only to iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and Mac
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> Alternative licenses: open source (unclear status as to iOS App Store) and enterprise (even more expensive).
> 
> iOS App Store with open source license: no clear statement. Only ambiguous fear-inducing statements by Digia.
> 
> IMHO, terminating the Indie Mobile and Professional licenses will damage Qt's future both in mobile and desktop. Xamarin is a strong contender, as are PhoneGap and Unity. Other players, such as FireMonkey (Delphi/C++) and LiveCode are not to be ignored either. If I were to start a new app or application for iOS + Android, or Windows + Mac, I would seriously consider other options before Qt :-(
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