As FileMaker continues to adapt to the changes in the market, all versions of FileMaker could be available for free, but with limited functionality. A user could start development with some basic script steps, such as Go To Layout, Beep, Copy, and Paste, but if they wanted to use other features, they would be available as In App Purchases. These would be stored with the file, so that once purchased, users would be able to use the database with all purchased features.
Here is a schedule of what these features might cost:
FileMaker Pro & Advanced
Manage Database: $40
Manage Security: $30
Set Variable: $40
Set Variable Array: $400
Comment: $20
Comments that wrap to multiple lines: $80
Comments that are readable, useful, with proper spelling and grammar: $200
Undo: $40
Loop: Free
Exit Loop: $30
Set Zoom Level: $20 (free for developers over 65)
Post to Instagram: $20 (free for developers under 16)
Calculations
Standard Pack (Trim, Ceiling, Random, Pi, Self): Free
Extended (Case, Let, Left, Right, Radians, Get, etc.): $100
Esoteric (Atan, Base64Encode, GetRepetition, Sign, Variance): $400
FileMaker Server
for a single file: Free
Additional files: $20 per year
Server Backup: $100
View Logs: $40
Live Failover: $10,000 (price doesn't matter - nobody actually cares)
Other
Buy-Any-Feature: $50,000 (Must be a reasonable sized feature with at least 100 votes in forum)
Dinner with Dominique: $2,000
Karaoke with Mark Baum: $20
Permanent removal from FileMaker license sales call list: $50
Happy April First!
wishing I could vote more than once - great ideas Matt!