Xojo for rant

No software is bug free. I accept that.
I depend on Xojo for my own business, which I could not have built without it.
I passionately want Xojo to continue, and I worry about business choices which could leave me unsupported in the future.
So I’d like to ‘rant’ for Xojo. I love the tool.

My 2c …
The product has changed in ways that were not always good for the community .
I didn’t like the IDE and framework changes , which seem to have been made without consultation and for little benefit.
The pricing model is indefensible … ‘upgrades’ are priced like full new sales, and iOS is ridiculously overpriced (3 times as much when compared to the Mac and Windows ‘single target’ options.)

Truth is, I would have been happy with the RealBasic I was using 10 years ago, but with bugs fixed, kept compatible with Windows 10 and Catalina.
Web and iOS using the same language to allow easy code sharing.
New controls and libraries added over time, like the new PDF stuff.
But if something ain’t broke…

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