This was my experience with ARGen and Shorts. This is why the Xojo ecosystem is in ruins. The users that Xojo is attracting (the citizen/hobby developers) are generally using it for themselves not for their company. The company will gladly pay $200 for something that saves them time and effort - it’s a no brainer. But most Xojo users $50 is a BIG deal.
When I did a couple of years of VB6 work we were spending $2k per developer every year for libraries and controls. But then MS understood the importance of keeping 3rd party developers happy (and rich) and incorporated security and licensing into the product to help developers protect their investment. Xojo, after 20 years, has none of those features.
I wish a certain CEO would get it through his thick skull that the developers, the money, the press, and the ecosystem come from business users. You get those and the casual developers will come along for free.