Bobijohn wrote:2). In the trial version, paying $9.95 for 30 days to unlock all the features is probably OK. However, having only 10 days to make a purchase descion to salvage the $9.95 does not do the program extra features justice. This is more likely to annoy a prospective buyer. This is a powerful and complicated program to use. And getting a feel for some of those special features will take a good bit of time. Suggest this limitation be removed. If bought within 30 days apply the $9.95 as a credit.
Bobijohn
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stan wrote:let me make clear a couple of things:
- we're not charging for upgrade from expert lotto 4.x because we want to get extra money from existing customers. by upgrading to expert lotto 5 you're buying into a new software platform that's far more extensible than version 4.x. the initial release of expert lotto 4.x was in summer 2004 and in summer 2008 i started working on the new version 5. i expect that expert lotto 5 will last much longer than the four years of version 4.x had. unless there's a major revolution in java APIs or a major shift in the paradigm how computer are used (for example think of ipads or hand-held computers in general) expert lotto will be still based on this platform. there might be some major user interface redesign in e.g. 4 to 5 years which might be marketed as 'version 6', it will still use most of the existing code.
Savage_Rottweiler wrote:stan wrote:let me make clear a couple of things:
- we're not charging for upgrade from expert lotto 4.x because we want to get extra money from existing customers. by upgrading to expert lotto 5 you're buying into a new software platform that's far more extensible than version 4.x. the initial release of expert lotto 4.x was in summer 2004 and in summer 2008 i started working on the new version 5. i expect that expert lotto 5 will last much longer than the four years of version 4.x had. unless there's a major revolution in java APIs or a major shift in the paradigm how computer are used (for example think of ipads or hand-held computers in general) expert lotto will be still based on this platform. there might be some major user interface redesign in e.g. 4 to 5 years which might be marketed as 'version 6', it will still use most of the existing code.
I don't think no one here is arguing that we shouldn't have to pay you for an upgrade to Version 5 Stan because you want to get extra money from us as it is a Major upgrade, you have done a lot of work coding EL5, personally my only problem is if you go with the subscription license, its nothing to do with paying you money, I just will never buy a product this way. Say for some reason in the near future you decide you don't have time with family and other work commitments to keep developing EL5, at least if I get a permanent license I could keep using EL5 with out fear that one day it would be unusable.
Savage_Rottweiler wrote:Bobijohn wrote:2). In the trial version, paying $9.95 for 30 days to unlock all the features is probably OK. However, having only 10 days to make a purchase descion to salvage the $9.95 does not do the program extra features justice. This is more likely to annoy a prospective buyer. This is a powerful and complicated program to use. And getting a feel for some of those special features will take a good bit of time. Suggest this limitation be removed. If bought within 30 days apply the $9.95 as a credit.
Bobijohn
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The way I read it you have 10 days after your License expired to make the Purchase, as I said in another post I would never look at buying anything that asked for a payment to try it, its performance and quality should be the selling point, in other words I should after using it go Wow! I want this then I'll make the purchase.
The way I read it you have 10 days after your License expired to make the Purchase
i wouldn't mind handing out trial licenses for free. but we have no way of knowing whether 'john doe with email address john123@gmail.com' isn't the same person as 'john smith with email address john124@gmail.com' who got a free trial license just last month.
the credit card charge will ensure no one is running expert lotto on trial licenses only.
the discount for full app registration from a trial was meant as an incentive to interested users to give expert lotto a shot. if they decide to continue with the application, their initial investment won't be wasted then.
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