[DUG] Access to street maps
Steve Peacocke
steve at peacocke.net
Mon Mar 14 10:34:52 NZDT 2011
Good answer but wrong question :-)
On 14/03/2011, at 10:27 AM, Jolyon Smith <jsmith at deltics.co.nz> wrote:
> I am guessing that the “certain turnover” you have in mind is significantly higher than the US$1000 revenue limit attached to “Starter” Edition.
>
>
>
> If you do the math on those license terms, basically Embarcadero want your first $1000 revenue for themselves – they take a $200 down payment then grab the next $800 as soon as you earn it, taking you over the $1000 limit triggering the point at which you then have to pay to upgrade to “Pro”, which will cost you 100% of that $800 you just earned.
>
>
>
> So you better be sure of earning not just that initial $1000, but AT LEAST $270/annum thereafter if you want to stay current (that’s what your “Revenue Assurance”, ahem, I mean “Software Assurance” will cost you). Oops, actually, you’ll need to earn $1270, since when you upgrade from Starter to Pro you’ll need an additional $270 for your initial Revenue Assurance payment.
>
>
>
>
>
> Imho this renders Starter Edition dead in the water for the open source/community/hobby developers that Embarcadero claim to be aiming it at, for whom revenue is a potentially sporadic and uncertain thing.... someone could *easily* “earn” over $1000 in the first year then significantly less than that thereafter. You don’t get to deduct any costs from these revenue numbers, so even if everything you “earn” from Delphi gets sunk into hosting/traffic costs for providing your work to the community etc, Embarcadero don’t care – it’s not profit they are counting, only income/revenue.
>
>
>
> If they absolutely had to have a revenue threshold (as some sort of corporate/enterprise licensing woobie blanket) , it should have been nearer $5K or even $10K.
>
>
>
> imho
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Steve Peacocke
> Sent: Monday, 14 March 2011 09:42
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] Access to street maps
>
>
>
> I was the Product Marketing Manager for the company that, up to a few months ago, used to supply the data to Google Maps.
>
>
>
> Yes, essentially you are right and Google have not really worked very hard at gaining revenue from that source, however that time will come and it is important to know where you stand. Essentially, once you have turnover, then you will need to purchase commercial licences but hopefully that will mean that you are making lots of money. - Google will want some that money.
>
>
>
> Actually, I think that its a great commercial licence. I only wish Delphi and some toolmakers used the same licence. I'd love to develop stuff using, for example the latest Delphi and Woll2Woll's InfoPower tools but I just can't justify the licence cost until I get over a certain turnover, THEN I could buy them.
>
> Steve Peacocke
> Mobile: 0220 612-611
>
> Linkedin Professional Profile
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Jeremy Coulter <jscoulter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> bah.....just tick "I agree" dont read it....then you can plead ignorance...hehehe
>
> Yeah its only free if you are not going to make $$ from it and not going to have 50,000 hits a day.....pretty much....but do read the terms just incase ;-)
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Steve Peacocke <steve at peacocke.net> wrote:
>
> Caution - Please review the terms of service for yourself. It's only free in certain circumstances.
>
>
>
> Steve Peacocke
> Mobile: 0220 612-611
>
> Linkedin Professional Profile
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Jeremy Coulter <jscoulter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> yip its free. You just have to register with them to access the Google API docs etc. I dont know why. Maybe they just want to add your details to their database :-)
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Leigh Wanstead <leigh.wanstead at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jeremy,
>
> May I ask to use google maps service is free?
>
> TIA
>
> Regards
> Leigh
>
>
>
> 2011/3/14 Jeremy Coulter <jscoulter at gmail.com>
>
> The other thing to note too if you want to use Google Maps to display locations you need to signup and get a key that you need to pass through each time you make a call which is fine if you will only be calling it from the same location as it is tied to a Domain name.
>
> We do exactly what you are doing to show surgery locations and various other things at work. Took a bit of time to figure it out, but it works well.
>
>
>
> Also something interesting I noticed the other day. My wife was using Wises online the other day, I noticed they use Google now too...any why not ;-)
>
>
>
> Jeremy
>
>
>
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Steve Peacocke
> Sent: Monday, 14 March 2011 07:28
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] Access to street maps
>
>
>
> Hi Mark,
>
>
>
> You will need to change the address to the XY coordinates in order to display the map. Yes, all is possible using JavaScript and the Google Maps API.
>
>
>
> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html
>
>
>
> and
>
>
>
> http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/
>
> Steve Peacocke
> Mobile: 0220 612-611
>
> Linkedin Professional Profile
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 7:22 AM, mark <wcsl at kol.co.nz> wrote:
>
> I have a D2009 application which holds the addresses of employees and the customers they service.
>
>
>
> Is there a way that I can display a map with a selected address?
>
>
>
> Ideally, I would also like to be able to get the distance between two addresses.
>
>
>
> I assume that this information is available from Google or Wises, but have no idea how to go about accessing it. I’m guessing it will be a Web Service, with which I have limited experience (I have an interface to one).
>
>
>
> Any pointers in the right direction would be appreciated.
>
>
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list
> Post: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list
> Post: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list
> Post: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list
> Post: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list
> Post: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list
> Post: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
>
>
>
> n: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list
> Post: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi
> Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-request at delphi.org.nz with Subject: unsubscribe
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://listserver.123.net.nz/pipermail/delphi/attachments/20110314/407f8b5e/attachment-0001.html
More information about the Delphi
mailing list