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Subject: Re: can one build commercial applications with latest gnat and other
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Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
> M E Leypold wrote:
> 
>>
>> That too. I stopped reading after "is 10% of the cost of an ACT"
>> since 5000 is not 10% of 15000.
> 
> 
> Sorry, I remembered $1500 (which is 10% of $15000), but that's only for 
> the Windows version. The Linux version is unaccountably much more. I 
> guess they think people who use a free OS have more money available for 
> compilers.

Though the annual maintenance [for Aonix Ada on Linux] is cheaper:  $1000 
vs $1495.  The break-even point is in seven years.  I agree that it is an 
odd pricing structure.

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