Major upgrade is the upgrade that adds major number of new features. Each our 0.01 beta is more "MAJOR" than major releases of other T/A softwares.
Therefore it is more than justified to call 0.1, MAJOR upgrade especially considering the fact that AB version number consists of THREE parts: X.WY.Z Where X is incremented just when W generates carry over (9->0) W increases with major release that is cumulative version of TEN previous (beta) versions each containing a couple of NEW features Y increases with each BETA that contains NEW FEATURES Z increases with versions that contain only hot-fixes and bug-fixes You are just spoiled receiving FREE upgrades for FOUR years, even though I originally promised that 5x0.10 major release cycle will span only one year. It was my goodwill to add MORE new features in each and every +0.10 increment. If I was doing business "IT industry standard way" I would add ONE new feature per 0.10 upgrade. Instead you got a couple of new features every 0.01 BETA. So our 0.10 is SUPER MAJOR release as compared to "IT standard". Now $99 is a fee for 12 month period if there are more 3 or more than 3 0.1 releases during 12 month period. Other companies would charge you more than that for EACH upgrade. Frankly speaking I would love to purchase the software that uses the same upgrade policy as AmiBroker, but I don't find any (among ones I am interested in). Everyone charges for each and every upgrade and the sums are much larger than that. Best regards, Tomasz Janeczko amibroker.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "original_nightstalker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:21 PM Subject: [amibroker] Re: RC1 telling me my reg has expired > > 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 >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
