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Hibou57 writes:
> On 17 fév, 10:11, Ludovic Brenta wrote:
>> If you spend enough time learning how to change the runtime, then you
>> will enter the second category.  If you don't want to do that but
>> insist on a bespoke runtime, pay for support.
>
> Do you know the pricing ?

Yes.

> I've had a convertion with the commercial service (france), beceause
> I was looking for a commercial support (I was asking to buy a
> lightweigth version of the runtime).
>
> Unfortunately, the base price, in  as hight as 12,000 EURO
>
> Do you really think that most of people can pay so much ?

Most customers of AdaCore are willing and able to pay that much, and
more in the case of embedded or large-scale development: otherwise
they wouldn't be customers, would they?  :)

But if by "most people" you mean small or medium-sized businesses, I
agree that the price is too expensive for them.  AdaCore does not try
to address that market; this is their strategic decision.

> Ok for support, and to pay for it.... but the price is really to
> much.

Then ask AdaCore's competitors.  That's what competition is for, isn't
it?

> By the way, if some one can sell a light runtime for about 60$, I'm
> ok ;)

RR Software and Aonix would probably both be in your ballpark.  I
don't know SofCheck's prices.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.