I can't say much about this controversy because I am relatively new here, but so far I found what I was looking for with AB and I think the price is relatively affordable and the community is great, and I appreciate what Tomasz is doing with the program. I am 100% satisfied. This may not be a great argument in this discussion, but this is my best one. AB rocks!
Louis 2008/5/29 brian_z111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > To be fair: > > People have forgotten the point that you maintain bug free backward > compatibility going back a long way and you don't force people to > upgrade. > > They have also forgotten the main point that for all of us AB is an > educational, hobby business, business or employment cost and compared > to other costs in those categories AB is peanuts (trading has the > lowest overheads of any legal business that I know off). > > I agree you do spoil us. > > I don't know of any other product that I have purchased where I can > give the CEO an opinion, let alone try to demand that a certain > feature be designed into the next model (all or most succesful > businesses do carry out market research, using focus groups, but none > that I know of do it across the board, day in, day out, the way that > you do). > > brian_z > > --- In [email protected] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, "Tomasz > Janeczko \(groups\)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > 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] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>> > > 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] <amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>, > "dingo" <dingo@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
