Re: IBM Rational Ada

[Britt Snodgrass <britt.snodgrass@gmail.com>]

On Jan 30, 3:24 pm, Martin <martin.do...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 9:16 pm, a...@anon.org (anon) wrote:
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> > Well it seams from web site:  http://ec.synnex.com/vendors/IBM.html
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> >   "IBM Rational Ada Developer v.4.4 Enterprise Edition - BT01ENA"
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> > on 1/26/2009.  But you can still seached for that package you will get
> > a number of web sites that have the price between $106 to $200. Just
> > like the following:
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> > From:http://www.techshopping.biz/sale/3297647/
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> > "IBM Rational Ada Developer v.4.4 Enterprise Edition - BT01ENA"
> >   $118.95
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> > The only problem is that it was based on Ada 95 with a few extra
> > (Ada 2005 features).
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> > Now, I guess those who want this package will have to wait until and see
> > if IBM will release an "Ada 2005 CDROM media license" version and hope it
> > will have a similar price.
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> There is another problem...
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> ...it's out of stock! For the price though I'd get it!- Hide quoted text -
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I'm quite sure that price only gets you the physical distribution
media (CD-ROM) and maybe some printed installation instructions. IBM/
Rational Apex requires a FLEXlm served license to run and that still
costs $$$$$ per license, minimum.

IBM would be better served if they offered a hobbyist license for Apex
or switched to an open-source, support based business model. Apex was
great for its time but IBM has treated it as a (diminishing return)
cash cow for several years, ever since they bought Rational. I fear
that Telelogic (IBM's recent acquisition) will suffer the same fate as
Rational (great products, uncompetitively priced, left to fade away).

- Britt