Jim, On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 2:07 PM, Jim Labos - infobase via 4D_Tech < [email protected]> wrote:
> But I am excited and encouraged (and proud) to see that 4D is still pouring > creativity and features into the platform. As developers we need to be > constantly kept excited and challenged with new features to at least > experiment with and find new uses for. > As Tim said the initial release will be read only. Something that wasn't discussed was how much they intend to charge for it. The only detail I could glean was that it will be a "per device" license. So this doesn't mean you'll be able to make an iOS app using 4D. It's more that you can make an iOS app that browses data from your specific 4D.... server? 4D iOS server? That part wasn't clear to me. What is clear is it's initially going to be tied to a 4D product of some sort and require a 'seat' just like client seats. And they may decide to require a license to serve to iOS apps as well. Otherwise what's to keep you from rolling your own? I hope not but that's the way it's always gone before. I don't want to sound like I'm just throwing shade on it. What they are doing is really remarkable - the component does the xcode and Swift programming for you. That's no trivial task. But the licensing will relegate it to interest from enterprise clients mainly, I think. -- Kirk Brooks San Francisco, CA ======================= *We go vote - they go home* ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
