Tuesday, March 08, 2011

[Monodroid] Pricing and Go-Live

Hello all
We're getting very close to a 1.0 release of Mono for Android.
Pricing for Mono for Android will be similar to MonoTouch:

Mono for Android Professional: $399
Mono for Android Enterprise: $999
Mono for Android Enterprise 5-Developer License: $3999

The Professional License will include similar features to MonoTouch Professional, in that it will be a "named user" license that should only be used by the developer that originally activates it.  The Professional license will include  rights to redistribute apps in the Android Market, Amazon 
Appstore, or other competing markets.  Additionally,  similar to how Apple's Ad-Hoc deployment policies work,  the Professional License allows direct deployment to up to 100 devices.  If you need to deploy to more devices, or  you need a "floating seat" license, the Enterprise License should suit your needs.

Go-Live
Several users who have been using the previews have expressed interest in acquiring a go-live license in order to "go live" with  their application in production or in the Android Market prior to  the official launch date.

If you are interested in acquiring a go-live license prior to the official launch, please contact mono-android at novell.com or feel free to email me directly with any questions or comments.

Thank you
Joseph Hill
Product Manager, Mono Platform

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