Mike, It's two bad that you can't just buy a TWO YEAR extension at $695 per year right now. That would make the upcoming price increases much easier to swallow for those who want to commit long-term right now (and that can afford it).
WVH > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Michael Graveen > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 6:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing. > > > William, > Thanks for your input. After finding out the price for IMail 2006 > unlimited SA, I've decided to renew my service agreement at > the current > prices (before the increase). I've been using IMail since > version3.x, my > clients like it and are used to it. I still think it's great > software, but > these price increases are wearing a little :(. > I'm keeping an I on how Smartermail 3.x turns out. I bought > version 2.x, > but in my opinion, it definitely has some maturing to do > before it catches > up with IMail overall. > > Thanks again, > > Mike > > At 07:29 PM 11/9/2005, you wrote: > >Mike, > > > >That all depends upon your long-term plans. Trust me, the $695 is an > >absolute bargain compared to what the new prices are > proposed to be in > >2006. If you are dead-set on sticking with IMail for at > least the next > >year, now is definitely the time to upgrade. > > > >If you are looking further down the road and actually asking > yourself > >if you can afford to keep paying a LOT more than that for an SA in > >2006, and who knows what in later years, then you'll > probably want to > >wait until someone else spills the beans. It is a lot, lot more than > >$695 retail though. I think that everyone should be able to > hear next > >year's rates before they make any decisions about whether or not to > >stick with Imail. Some will find the increase acceptable, some will > >not. > > > >WVH > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael > > > Graveen > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:25 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing. > > > > > > > > > Is anyone who knows willing to spill the beans on what the new > > > pricing will be on an SA for IMail 2006 unlimited (no > anti-virus)? > > > Should I buy the SA > > > now or wait for the price change? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > At 12:38 PM 11/9/2005, you wrote: > > > >Because you can purchase a service agreement right now > for 695.00 > > > >or less. > > > > > > > >Mike > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "William Van Hefner" > > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 1:35 PM > > > >Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing. > > > > > > > > > > > >Mike, > > > > > > > >I'm not sure how you can claim that when you do not know > what the > > > >pricing is for Imail's upcoming SA in 2006. If you knew what the > > > >planned renewal rate was for unlimited users, I'm > guessing that you > > > >would quickly drop any kind of argument based upon price. > > > > > > > >I do hope that they eventually reconsider. I wouldn't still > > > be on this > > > >list if I wasn't still holding out some kind of hope > that they will > > > >come to their senses eventually. The proposed figure I was > > > quoted for > > > >the 2006 SA literally needs to drop a "0" off the end of > it to be > > > >competitive with SmarterMail though. > > > > > > > > > > > >William Van Hefner > > > >Network Administrator > > > >Vantek Communications, Inc. > > > >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Website > > > >>World > > > >>Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:42 AM > > > >>To: [email protected] > > > >>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>I was a little confused about the pricing structure, > > > however if you do > > > >>not need the third party antivirus filtering and third > party spam > > > >>filtering from Symantec, the price is the same to > upgrade the mail > > > >>server. The expense is > > > >>the licensing for the virus and spam filtering from the > third party. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>Mike > > > >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Matrosity Hosting" > > > >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>To: <[email protected]> > > > >>Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 12:05 PM > > > >>Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >I am not unhappy with Imail more so than concerned about it's > > > >> >continually increasing price. Imail has served us well > > > over the past > > > >>several years but > > > >> >the company has either too much overhead or too much greed. > > > >>Whichever the > > > >> >case the fact remains that Smartermail has a quality product > > > >>for a lot > > > >> >less. > > > >> > > > > >> > I don't need to remind you that your own software was > > > >>chosen for its > > > >> > need > > > >> > and even with the increase you have implemented it is still > > > >>an exceptional > > > >> > value. I think the keyword in business today is 'value' > > > >>more so than > > > >> > price. I don't have a problem paying for software up to the > > > >>point at which > > > >> > it becomes extortionware. > > > >> > > > > >> > Respectfully, > > > >> > > > > >> > Bill > > > >> > > > > >> > David Gregg wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> >>> David, > > > >> >>> > > > >> >>> You can email me offlist if you want but I was curious if > > > >>you knew > > > >> >>> of > > > >> >>> any diffrerences we should be aware of when considering > > > >>smartermail? > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> Nope. I'm still waiting to see the new features in the > > > upcoming > > > >> >> IMail. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> We are pleased with IMail and have been with them since > > > >>the days of > > > >> >> 2.x > > > >> >> or 3.x. It is very unlikely that we will jump ship to > > > >>another product > > > >> >> since the current version is stable - and with the > > > >>addition of mxGuard, > > > >> >> meets our needs 100%. > > > >> >> > > > >> >> We've purchased the SAs, now just waiting for the > new release > > > >> >> :) > > > >> >> > > > >> >> David Gregg > > > >> >> dgSoft Internet Services > > > >> >> +1 (949) 584-1514 > > > >> >> > > > >> > > > > >> > To Unsubscribe: > > > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > > >> > List Archive: > > > >> > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > >> > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>To Unsubscribe: > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > > >>List Archive: > > > >>http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > >>Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > > >List Archive: > > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: > http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > > >List Archive: > > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > >--- > > > >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > > > List Archive: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > > > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >List Archive: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > >--- > >[This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
