Apologies - let me correct the misunderstanding. I didn't mean to imply that I HAD been paying $99 for every 12 months. But from now on, according to the website, $99 is the upgrade fee for the next 12 months. In other words, to stay fully up to date, would cost $99 per year. At least, that's how I read the info on the website.
I'm not for one moment trying to imply that Tomasz doesn't deserve the income - of course he does. I've been a fervent AmiBroker user, fan, and recommender for several years and will continue to do so. It's just that we're starting to get into the realms of the Law of Diminishing Returns, where the outlay goes up disproportionately to the amount of new features that I actually need or would use. I'm still very happy with my v5.09 beta - it does everything I use it for without a hitch. So I'll simply keep on using it. The version numbering is something that I find a little confusing - I've been involved in computers for over 35 years, and MAJOR upgrades usually involve an increment in the number to the left of the decimal point. Minor upgrades increase the number to the right of the decimal point. That has been the de facto standard for version numbering throughout the IT industry as I've known it since the mid-1970s. Hence my somewhat befuddled surprise that 5.10 was considered a MAJOR upgrade. I'd have called it version 6 if that was the case. Version 5.10 would normally be seen as an UPDATE rather than an UPGRADE - if you see what I mean. Gee - I really hate to be picky - it's not usually like me at all ;) Hope that has cleared up my statement about paying $99 per year - referring to the future from now on, rather than the past until now. Regards, Pete, Brisbane, Australia. ==================================== --- In [email protected], "dingo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not trying to beat you up about your decision but I seriously doubt you've > been having to pay for upgrades every 12 months. You might want to revisit > that. > > d >
