We're in newsletter mode right now, so we can expect new folk to come along and bring up the same points from last few weeks. We passed mid-way in the alphabet, so we're over halfway therestan_qaz wrote:As has been said over and over 2010 is a completely new program, not a modification of v6 so the old offers made with v6 do not apply.
I got my newsletter today and I'm in the Bsrusticdog wrote:We're in newsletter mode right now, so we can expect new folk to come along and bring up the same points from last few weeks. We passed mid-way in the alphabet, so we're over halfway there
My email addy is M... but that explains itrusticdog wrote:I thought it was doing it by name, but it must be doing it by email address.....in which case yours was a P ....that's even better
Not the one you originally used when purchasing, it was a paypal@...anniebrion wrote:My email addy is M... but that explains itrusticdog wrote:I thought it was doing it by name, but it must be doing it by email address.....in which case yours was a P ....that's even better
The brain is getting old 
We were promised a life time of free upgrades. Turns out to be the lifetime of the PRODUCT rather than the users. Every software product has a shelf life an MWP 6.x has come to the end of it's useful life. I for one am more than happy to pay for an upgrade. I'm less happy but prepared to pay an annual fee. I'm not prepared to have the product die at the end of the 12 months subscription. That's my only gripe and it's something Firetrust are unwilling to change. From what I see on these forums, that situation is not going to change; I'm convinced of that now (I did have faith at one stage).jcsatujp wrote:There are. I am one who doesn't like HAVING to pay "even though we were promised years ago a lifetime of free upgrades" we shouldn't HAVE to do it. I they had asked for "contributions" I would have. It's the principle of this forced payment that is wrong. And yes .. the extra yearly payment just rubs salt into the wound.Cindy62707 wrote:I don't believe any of us long time users had a problem paying $10 for the new MWP2010 even though we were promised years ago a lifetime of free upgrades
Then I guess anyone wanting to develop or maintain the code either buys the libraries, develops their own or converts to open source variants. It only needs one or two people to have the inclination to do it.stan_qaz wrote:They could certainly toss out the code that they had written but there is no way they can release the different libraries/functions that they licensed from others. With no ability to display the mail grid or do regex (two functions I'm sure of) the rest of the code would be about useless.
Basically if no body buys the new version based on the subscription membership, then they will have to come up with a plan that will entice folks to buy it or close the door. But if people who don't read the offer keep paying their $10 they will persist in the subscription offer.sabarnett wrote:We were promised a life time of free upgrades. Turns out to be the lifetime of the PRODUCT rather than the users. Every software product has a shelf life an MWP 6.x has come to the end of it's useful life. I for one am more than happy to pay for an upgrade. I'm less happy but prepared to pay an annual fee. I'm not prepared to have the product die at the end of the 12 months subscription. That's my only gripe and it's something Firetrust are unwilling to change. From what I see on these forums, that situation is not going to change; I'm convinced of that now (I did have faith at one stage).jcsatujp wrote:There are. I am one who doesn't like HAVING to pay "even though we were promised years ago a lifetime of free upgrades" we shouldn't HAVE to do it. I they had asked for "contributions" I would have. It's the principle of this forced payment that is wrong. And yes .. the extra yearly payment just rubs salt into the wound.Cindy62707 wrote:I don't believe any of us long time users had a problem paying $10 for the new MWP2010 even though we were promised years ago a lifetime of free upgrades
Fair enough; I backed out to 6.5 and will continue to use it. It's doing what I want it to and I can live without the new user interface. I suggest that you do the same of you are unhappy with the pricing structure. It's what was recommended by others in these forums and seems a sensible option to me.
What I would say is that, if the old code was so difficult and costly to maintain and needed to be thrown out with the users good will, how about posting the code under an Open Source agreement. It is no threat to FireTrust if it is that difficult to maintain.
Just a thought.
Steve
RD,rusticdog wrote:We're in newsletter mode right now, so we can expect new folk to come along and bring up the same points from last few weeks. We passed mid-way in the alphabet, so we're over halfway there
Ha! Wouldn't you know it? I was waiting for the "T's"! Always a day late and a dollar short!rusticdog wrote:Add an I Hate Cats option maybe
Not sure if I can give link, as it contains cheap deal links, sent it to you in a PM. I think we got through to S last night in the newsletters though
I'm an L and got no newsletter yet.rusticdog wrote:Add an I Hate Cats option maybe
Not sure if I can give link, as it contains cheap deal links, sent it to you in a PM. I think we got through to S last night in the newsletters though