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From: Britt Snodgrass <britt.snodgrass@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: IBM Rational Ada
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:20:30 -0800 (PST)
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On Jan 30, 3:24=A0pm, Martin <martin.do...@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> On Jan 30, 9:16=A0pm, a...@anon.org (anon) wrote:
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>
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> > Well it seams from web site: =A0http://ec.synnex.com/vendors/IBM.html
> > that IBM has recall the
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> > =A0 "IBM Rational Ada Developer v.4.4 Enterprise Edition - BT01ENA"
>
> > on 1/26/2009. =A0But you can still seached for that package you will ge=
t
> > 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"
> > =A0 $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 se=
e
> > if IBM will release an "Ada 2005 CDROM media license" version and hope =
it
> > will have a similar price.
>
> There is another problem...
>
> ...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