Embarcadero Component Store
Embarcadero Component Store
I'd like to make a suggestion. With the great news that certain components will be sponsored by Embarcadero and maintained by Roman Kassebaum maybe the time is right for this idea.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if Embarcadero has it's own component store for Delphi / C++ Builder? It would be much like the App Store for the iOS. You could browse and read the reviews before buying directly within the IDE. Once purchased, the components are automatically installed onto your machine. If you set up a new machine you simply install Delphi and log into your Component Store Account, and all of your components are automatically installed.
I see it as a win-win-win for everyone.
It's good for Embarcadero as they would get a commission for every sale (15% to 30% seems reasonable). It's good for the app developers as they have all of the commercial gubbins and transactions taken care of. They also have wider access as people can discover their components much easier. And it's great for the end user as they can access reviews and have all of their components kept up to date automatically.
I'd also suggest that for a component to be included in the store the author would need to provide Embarcadero with a copy of the source code in escrow. If the component developer doesn't update their components to work with the new version of Delphi within a certain period after launch of a new version of Delphi (say 3 to 6 months), then the source code is release and it goes open source.
There are established component developers who may be reluctant to sacrifice their margin. Maybe some of the larger component developers (e.g. Steema, TMS and DevExpress come to mind) could be given a "good deal" (zero commission for xx years) to get the project off the ground?
I have suggested this before but I'd love to hear what Marco Cantù and everyone else thinks of this idea? I think it would give Embarcadero's development tools a competitive advantage!
Steve
I'd like to make a suggestion. With the great news that certain components will be sponsored by Embarcadero and maintained by Roman Kassebaum maybe the time is right for this idea.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if Embarcadero has it's own component store for Delphi / C++ Builder? It would be much like the App Store for the iOS. You could browse and read the reviews before buying directly within the IDE. Once purchased, the components are automatically installed onto your machine. If you set up a new machine you simply install Delphi and log into your Component Store Account, and all of your components are automatically installed.
I see it as a win-win-win for everyone.
It's good for Embarcadero as they would get a commission for every sale (15% to 30% seems reasonable). It's good for the app developers as they have all of the commercial gubbins and transactions taken care of. They also have wider access as people can discover their components much easier. And it's great for the end user as they can access reviews and have all of their components kept up to date automatically.
I'd also suggest that for a component to be included in the store the author would need to provide Embarcadero with a copy of the source code in escrow. If the component developer doesn't update their components to work with the new version of Delphi within a certain period after launch of a new version of Delphi (say 3 to 6 months), then the source code is release and it goes open source.
There are established component developers who may be reluctant to sacrifice their margin. Maybe some of the larger component developers (e.g. Steema, TMS and DevExpress come to mind) could be given a "good deal" (zero commission for xx years) to get the project off the ground?
I have suggested this before but I'd love to hear what Marco Cantù and everyone else thinks of this idea? I think it would give Embarcadero's development tools a competitive advantage!
Steve
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