Dundas Last MFC bundled Gold Rush ?
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Why is it the last ? Is it 1.) Dundas went Bust. 2.) Dundas won't do any more MFC development. 3.) After this Dundas will be flush with cash and won't need to have another goldrush. 4.) Just marketing talk ? --- Just Curious Regardz Colin Davie
Colin, I'm surprised this thread didn't come up earlier, but I'm glad it did. First, less than a month ago we were recognized by Deloitte and Touche as one of the fastest growing companies in Canada (#27), this is the second year we've made the list. Further, we make a substantial part of our revenues from MFC products and MFC based consulting, so I also think it's safe to say that we will continue to do MFC development, at least for the foreseeable future. You will however see a shift in our efforts to further support the emerging .Net and webservices platforms. Revenue is of course always nice, I won't deny that. Fundamentally, the Goldrush is a heck of a lot of fun to do. We've discovered that most developers wait until they have a problem (often that has painted them into a corner) before they buy our products. The Goldrush is a limited time opportunity for developers who are willing to buy in advance to save a pile of money. So yes, marketing is certainly part of it too. Why is it the last? Well, unless Microsoft throws some major effort into MFC, it just doesn't make sense for us to sell our products off at a discount in the future. Companies like our make bold moves to build market share early in an emerging market, and clearly MFC is a mature market. So, for the MFC space going forward it makes more sense for us to offer our products at full price to those developers who absolutely need to get them. So if you are thinking about picking this up, I recommend that you do, because it really will be the last time we offer the Goldrush.
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Colin, I'm surprised this thread didn't come up earlier, but I'm glad it did. First, less than a month ago we were recognized by Deloitte and Touche as one of the fastest growing companies in Canada (#27), this is the second year we've made the list. Further, we make a substantial part of our revenues from MFC products and MFC based consulting, so I also think it's safe to say that we will continue to do MFC development, at least for the foreseeable future. You will however see a shift in our efforts to further support the emerging .Net and webservices platforms. Revenue is of course always nice, I won't deny that. Fundamentally, the Goldrush is a heck of a lot of fun to do. We've discovered that most developers wait until they have a problem (often that has painted them into a corner) before they buy our products. The Goldrush is a limited time opportunity for developers who are willing to buy in advance to save a pile of money. So yes, marketing is certainly part of it too. Why is it the last? Well, unless Microsoft throws some major effort into MFC, it just doesn't make sense for us to sell our products off at a discount in the future. Companies like our make bold moves to build market share early in an emerging market, and clearly MFC is a mature market. So, for the MFC space going forward it makes more sense for us to offer our products at full price to those developers who absolutely need to get them. So if you are thinking about picking this up, I recommend that you do, because it really will be the last time we offer the Goldrush.
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Colin, I'm surprised this thread didn't come up earlier, but I'm glad it did. First, less than a month ago we were recognized by Deloitte and Touche as one of the fastest growing companies in Canada (#27), this is the second year we've made the list. Further, we make a substantial part of our revenues from MFC products and MFC based consulting, so I also think it's safe to say that we will continue to do MFC development, at least for the foreseeable future. You will however see a shift in our efforts to further support the emerging .Net and webservices platforms. Revenue is of course always nice, I won't deny that. Fundamentally, the Goldrush is a heck of a lot of fun to do. We've discovered that most developers wait until they have a problem (often that has painted them into a corner) before they buy our products. The Goldrush is a limited time opportunity for developers who are willing to buy in advance to save a pile of money. So yes, marketing is certainly part of it too. Why is it the last? Well, unless Microsoft throws some major effort into MFC, it just doesn't make sense for us to sell our products off at a discount in the future. Companies like our make bold moves to build market share early in an emerging market, and clearly MFC is a mature market. So, for the MFC space going forward it makes more sense for us to offer our products at full price to those developers who absolutely need to get them. So if you are thinking about picking this up, I recommend that you do, because it really will be the last time we offer the Goldrush.
I'm own a fairly small shop. I just write a few shareware apps in my spare time. I just sunk a months worth of revenue into it, so I hope it's worth it. Hopefully, with some of this code, I'll be able to crank out some more shareware apps and make it back! Maybe I should find a way of convincing my "day job" to pay for it... ;-) j/k -Mike Stevenson Owner, Liquid Mirror Software CoderX@liquidmirror.com