![]() If I recall correctly, I was turned on to it by a feature in the print version of MSDN Magazine. I too have been using Reflector for quite a long time. If they are really worth the 35$ for v7 over v6 people will still buy it, and lastly I think Lutz had better be getting a portion of that 35$ licencing fee. Baring that they should at least remove the timebomb on v6, and let their price of v7 speak for the improvements they have added. Personally, I think they should open the reflector project up to the community, I believe that would be the best thing for the tool. To me it's a pretty sleazy way of doing business. If they were really confident in the value their improvements add (which they claim to be the reason for the cost change), they wouldn't have felt the need to timebomb the previous version. I personally don't believe they have the right to charge for it. But the fact is they didn't develop it, it was handed to them on a silver platter with a preexisting user base. Let me be clear, I don't mind that they charge for their tools, if they had developed Reflector from the start for free and then decided they needed to charge for it, that'd be fine to me. That's how they got it in the first place, so they should honor it's origins. ![]() If it's proven inviable to continue to support and improve on Reflector, I agree with the opinion that they should have passed the torch to someone else willing to continue to develop it or even open it up to the community. The fact that RedGate is now not only going to be charging a fee for the next version (v7) but are also going be time-bombing v6, it's like a slap in the face. I was sad that he decided to stop supporting it but at least he made sure that someone else would continue to support it, and still for free no less. I remember watching him progressively release new versions and I love what you could (and still can) do with it. I'm in the same boat, I've used Lutz' Reflector since I first found it YEARS ago, I don't remember when to be honest. Thanks to everyone who commented! BTW, if you missed the cutoff I see that Dan Maharry is giving away Reflector 7 licenses on his blog. Licenses should arrive on Monday 2/14 or Tuesday 2/15. Not only that, but they said that rather than wait for V7 to be released that they are going to be giving Reflector Pro licenses (the $95 one), which will convert to the Reflector VS license when version 7 is released! I'll be emailing the folks who get a license on Saturday 2/12 and Sunday 2/13. As such, I'm extending the deadline through Friday, February 11th.įINAL UPDATE: I was pleasantly surprised when Red Gate initially offered the additional 50 licenses, but I was blown away when I talked to them again and they offered another 50 for a total of 100. UPDATE: Just got off the phone with Red-Gate and they've offered to match with 50 licenses (I'm still paying for the first 10 so I now have a total of 60 to give away). If Red-Gate (or anyone else) should decide to match the offer, then the freebies go up from there. I'll pick 10 and buy each a $35 license of Reflector 7 upon its release. Post a comment about why you want a copy of Reflector by Sunday, Februrary 6th. At the same time, I know that there are lots of folks out there doing good work that can't pay $35. I've made enough money doing development work and consulting while using Reflector that $350 seems like a reasonable price for me to pay. While I can't make Reflector free for everyone, I figure I can make it free for 10 people. This post (like many other posts) is about behavior and action. ANY marketing person, product manager, executive, or entrepreneur would be wise to read the forum posts and comments for a mixture of warnings, lessons, and insight into the community/customer mind.įor my part, I don't have a strong opinion about whether Red-Gate is right or wrong on this matter and that's actually not what this post is about. It isn't often that you get to see so many diverse thoughts, opinions, and expressions of outrage in one place. For some fascinating reading, check out the Red-Gate Reflector Forum.
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