This is the body of an email I sent to Trolltech about their price increase on Qt4. Enjoy!
Hello,
I just checked the prices for Qt4 and my mouth dropped open. I was shocked by the price increase which is nearly doubled from Qt3. I have a contract lined up and was considering purchasing a license to Qt after I had enough money saved up, but this price increase is making me reconsider.
With the release of Qt under the GPL for Windows I am seriously considering making an attempt at making any future Qt apps open-source and finding another means to generate revenue other than selling the software. All that due to the price increase.
The combination of the GPL Windows release and the increase in prices makes buying Qt much less attractive. I would definitely bought a license if the prices stayed the same or even decreased. I'm sure a number of other potential licensees are thinking the same thing.
This price increase will not recoup any losses caused by GPLing Qt for Windows. Most likely it'll do just the opposite by causing people to work with the GPL. I would have decreased the price if I was in charge of setting the price.
Regards,
Nolan Eakins
