Re: An Ada Advice Inquiry

[Georg Bauhaus <bauhaus@futureapps.de>]

On Sat, 2007-05-05 at 11:59 +0200, Michael Bode wrote:

> I have have bit of trouble illustrating this point. Let's say an Ada
> tool set with which you can write cross platform CSS code for Linux
> and Windows costs you 28_000€. Then compare that to a
> Java/C/C++/Python tool set which meets the same requirements. I'd like
> to refer to some price lists in the 500€ to 1000€ range which I would
> call 'affordable'. My trouble is I can get all this for 0€.

Ada's competition doesn't exactly charge 0€ but a little to much
more the moment you buy support. *But*, many Python or Java "buyers"
don't buy support, because it isn't needed for a particular
business case. (You prefer working a few hours around infrequent
implementation bugs because cost(time) < cost(support)).

Enough people have expressed they could live with a next
to no support Ada solution. This matches the typical
Java, C#, or Python case.

A way out for Ada small shops might be to get organized 
and join efforts to become selectable for Ada vendors
on some suitable terms. Not sure if any of the vendors will
like the idea.

Would we have Java used everywhere if SUN charged the same
sums from everyone that larger Ada customers can pay?