From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!seas.gwu.edu!mfeldman From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Rumors of price change on Alsys First Ada Message-ID: <3091@sparko.gwu.edu> Date: 19 Apr 91 21:54:51 GMT References: <9104171412.AA12529@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu> Reply-To: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu () Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C. List-Id: In article <9104171412.AA12529@ajpo.sei.cmu.edu> brosgol@AJPO.SEI.CMU.EDU (Ben Brosgol) writes: #Although this bboard is generally not the appropriate forum to present #pricing information, Mike Feldman's recent message that refers to #"rumors of a price drop" for Alsys First Ada compels a response. # #The price of FirstAda remains $1,815 in quantity one, and we have no #plan to reduce this. However, we have recently removed all run-time #license fees associated with our native PC and workstation compilers. We #have also recently introduced a form of site license which can #dramatically reduce the per copy cost of FirstAda in volume purchases. #The latter two developments may account for rumors about price changes. #Also note that the quantity one price for educational institutions using #FirstAda for educational purposes remains $995. # I rest my case about FirstAda being second on a price/performance basis. I believe that Alsys is not the least bit interested in selling their compiler to individuals, and certainly not to students. OK, they wanna be the Mercedes. But "FirstAda" is still a misleading name, at the onesies price of nearly $2000. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Michael Feldman Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The George Washington University Washington, DC 20052 U.S.A. phone 202-994-5253 fax 202-994-5296 email mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------------