While I can not speak to the pricing of the product, I would be a good example of why the cost of the certification (final exam) should be lowered. I used to work in the two-way government radio niche. In November, I started working automation* and have readied myself for a final certification on Ignition 7.9 - now working on Ignition 8. Now think about that from my employer’s perspective… Would $2000.00 for two FINAL tests to cover Ignition 7.9 and 8.0 be a good investment in the business? ( This, given that many clients are still using 7.5 and other software because 8 has big changes in Java use ). It benefits small Integrators to get fully qualified programmers, yet it also benefits Inductive Automation if the cost is not so high that owners have to select which programmer is fully certified.
*Automation both programming and actual site hardware work eg. calibration, in three states so far.
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