You pay per pixel. And don't forget Apple is undergoing some financial
difficulties at this time. Those greedy kids in the China
jumped of the factory roofs for most selfish reasons, putting Apples
profits down to USD 3bn in the second quarter.

<http://www.fakesteve.net/2010/05/another-foxconn-jumper-and-you-know-whos-the-real-victim-me.html>
--
Christoph Kaufmann
http://clk.ch

In article <3q5d465144uvse15uipst1dson3rndrpha (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>, Christoph L.
Kaufmann <clk (AT) tele2 (DOT) ch> wrote:

Even that "explanation" doesn't work since the iPhone 4 version needs more
"pixels" than the iPhone 3G / Gs version. ;o)

Helpfull Harry )

On 2010-07-22 04:57:31 +0200, your.name (AT) isp (DOT) com (Your Name) said:

Why this whining about some few $ or € ? The real filemaker application
cost alot more, and I am really happy with the great functionality on
the iPhone and my iPad. And it is much better functionality on the
iPad, especially with a keyboard dock or bluetooth keyboard, than on
the small iphone screen. I think it is worth every $ for me and my
business.
If you still are on filemaker 5.5... well then it is time to start the
rebuild of your solution, and then you will get back the nice feeling
you had when filemaker 3 came :-)

Nicolay

In article <2010072223431416807-nicolay@bosincomingno>, Nicolay Flaaten
<nicolay (AT) bosincoming (DOT) no> wrote:

Nobody's whining. I originally simply questioned why the iPad version
would cost more than an iPhone version. Maybe it has more features, maybe
it replicates the layouts better due to the bigger screen size, etc. I
don't know, I haven't read all the details yet, but if it's pure greed,
then it's a silly Microsoft-like decision by FileMaker Inc.

Helpfull Harry )

Your Name <your.name (AT) isp (DOT) com> wrote:

I've bought both the iPhone and iPad versions. They appear to be
functionally identical. The obvious difference is that the iPad version
can show more at a readable resolution due to its larger display, so you
are mostly paying for seeing more at full resolution.

The iPhone version will run on the iPad (I had both on my iPad until I
realised and deleted the iPhone version), but limited to the usual small
iPhone screen size, or pixel doubled to nearly fill the iPad screen.

Don't know what the iPhone version will do on an iPhone 4. I doubt it
would show the layout at higher resolution, and the user interface
elements will be the same actual size (twice as many pixels in each
dimension).

The iPad version's user interface elements are slightly better. For
example:

- The bar along the bottom has a popup menu to select a layout. The iPad
version shows the current layout name alongside the icon, while the
iPhone version just has the icon, and you need to tap it to see the
selected layout name in the menu.

- The iPad version's record navigation tool has a slider control and
shows the current record number and total record count, while the iPhone
version has arrows to step one record, and a circle in the middle you
can tap to pop-up a slider and current record number and count.

For comparison, Bento is also available in both iPad and iPhone
versions, but they are the same price. The iPhone version is very plain
- really just a textual data entry and browsing tool, with no layout
control. (Pictures can be displayed on a sub-screen.) The iPad version
has nicer graphics and is more usable overall but has similar
functionality. Both of them can be used to create a database or modify
the structure of an existing database on the iPhone/iPad (unlike
FileMaker Go).

For those who don't have a hosted database (on FileMaker Pro or Server),
Bento for iPhone/iPad has the advantage that it can sync changes with
Bento on the Mac (limited to a single iPhone and a single iPad) over a
WiFi network, whereas with FileMaker Go you have to copy the database
back and forth by hand.

FileMaker Go makes a lot of sense in a multi-user situation with a
hosted database. I'm not sure how the licensing is handled, especially
given that an application purchased under a single iTunes account can be
used on an unlimited number of iOS devices which are managed by the same
computer, and up to five computers could share the same iTunes account.

That might account for the relatively high pricing for FileMaker Go (but
still doesn't explain the iPad version being 2.5 times the cost of the
iPhone version).

--
David Empson
dempson (AT) actrix (DOT) gen.nz

"David Empson" <dempson (AT) actrix (DOT) gen.nz> wrote

That would depend on how iOS and/or individual applications handle the
problems of different resolution devices - some things may work, others may
not. For example, if you're using graphical buttons then they might stay the
same size on the higher resolution iPhone 4 screen or they might shrink.



Which just makes FileMaker Go's pricing even stranger. (


I still haven't had time to read the FileMaker Go details (so thanks for
your brief summary), but I thought the press release said it did have the
ability to access hosted databases, or does that only work via a 3G
connection?

Helpfull Harry )

On Jul 26, 11:15*pm, "Your Name" <your.n... (AT) isp (DOT) com> wrote:
You can log into a hosted database on filemaker server 10 or 11 over
wifi and 3G.
But, you can also copy the database via iTunes, and you can also log
into the database over a dropbox folder.
Nicolay