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From: Adam.Frix@cmhgate.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: After Dark 2.0 - any news?
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Date: 10 Aug 90 04:47:49 GMT
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> Bruce Burkhalter writes:
> 
> >A friend of mine had a pirate copy of After Dark running on his computer.
> >I saw it, really liked it, so I ordered a copy from MacConnection for $22.
> >Now I'm going to have to pay $15 (70% of purchase price) for version 2.0.
> >So, now I'm getting to pay $37 for the same package that will still cost
> >$22 from MacConnection.  I sometimes have to wonder why I'm honest in the
> >first place....
> >
> >Adobe is doing the same thing with Adobe Type Manager 2.0.
> >$20 for twice the speed for 1.2 -- that's not the 70% of the purchase
> >price, but still about 50%.  Because I've decided to support a
> >company and a new product from the beginning, I'm the one who's
> >going to get to pay...
> >
> >I don't mind paying upgrades for products that are significantly
> >better, but if the company that makes them doesn't think the new
> >version is good enough to warrant a price raise, then why am I
> >getting charge more?
> >
> >Ken
> 
>         The other problem is the upgrade price. If we make the upgrade price
>         any lower we are virtually giving it away to all registered users.
>         It costs a couple of bucks just to mail it.
>         On the other hand, some may feel the upgrade price is too high
>         with respect to the list price.

Bruce, please note that Microseeds Publishing (sellers of Redux, Rival, and
INITPicker) have a standard offer concerning upgrades:  if you want a fresh
manual and everything, the upgrade costs $10.  If you only need the program
itself, the upgrade is FREE.  That's right, they'll send you a disk, no package,
no manuals, but WITH THE UPGRADE, absolutely FREE.  And this isn't restricted
to minor updates.  INITPicker 2.0, which is an entirely different beastie from
1.0, with many major additions, features, etc., falls under this very policy.

Got any other arguments?

--Adam--


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