$995.00 is a 50% increase in the prices of last year's SA and that is not only GOUGING, but TOTALLY UNETHICAL!
Bruce Barnes ChicagoNetTech Inc -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John T (Lists) Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:45 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing. To be honest, Kevin did mention what the prices would be close to, however I was in my car driving home after being at a client for 6 hours and I was tired and hungry, so I do not remember what numbers he said, but I will say that either the 1000 user SA or unlimited user SA will have a MSRP of about $995. John T eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Brown > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Upcoming Pricing. > > Decisions are best based upon facts as opposed speculation. > > Why the mystery about the new cost of SA? Why can't IPSwitch be > upfront, rather than sell the idea of buying an SA at the prevailing > cost? > > > Wednesday, November 9, 2005, 6:35:28 PM, John T (Lists) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JTL> Responding to several posts and further information. What I am > JTL> going to post > JTL> is my thoughts/opinions/knowledge based on what I have read, > JTL> those I have > JTL> talked to now and in the past, reading between the lines, and my > JTL> gut feelings. And believe me, my gut is way too big. > > JTL> First of all, we all know and understand that Ipswitch really > JTL> took a turn > JTL> for the worse around 3rd quarter of 2004. (It may have even been > JTL> a little > JTL> earlier.) Just prior to that our beloved John Korsak left to > JTL> pursue other > JTL> interests. With that, a new management team was in place at Ipswitch. Part > JTL> of the management was Jill Jones. My conversations with her at > JTL> the time of > JTL> ICS introduction left me with a bad taste, albeit one I was able > JTL> to accept > JTL> under my circumstances. That new management team basically turned > JTL> a deaf > ear > JTL> to the needs of many us, being ISPs and small to large hosting providers. > > JTL> Well, it appears that Jill Jones is either no longer with > JTL> Ipswitch or has > JTL> been reassigned to a lesser role and Kevin Gillis is now in > JTL> charge or major > JTL> part of Product Management. I am not sure what his exact title is. > > JTL> The gist of this is that Ipswitch decided in the second half of > JTL> 2004 that > JTL> they wanted to pursue a different cliental, underestimating the > JTL> value of > JTL> their current client base at that time. In doing so, they > JTL> alienated many of > JTL> us, and lost a lot of business which was not recovered in their > JTL> new focus > JTL> like they thought it would. Now they have a new/revamped > JTL> management team > in > JTL> place and have realized the harm that was done and are making progress > JTL> towards resolving that. Are they going to win back everyone who > JTL> left, no. > JTL> Are they going to please everyone, no. But they are trying, and > JTL> they are > JTL> listening. > > JTL> It appears that they are now going to offer Imail in 3 forms: Standalone, > JTL> Secure server, and a complete Suite. Each will be offered in 5 > JTL> levels based > JTL> on users: 25, 100, 250, 1000 and unlimited. Personally, I would > JTL> have like to > JTL> seen 100, 250, 1000, 5000 and unlimited. Although I do not know > JTL> what exactly > JTL> the new prices will be for standalone, from what Kevin told me on > JTL> the phone > JTL> while I was driving home I for the most part accept as sensible > JTL> what the > JTL> pricing will be except like I said I feel drop the 25 and add 5000. > > JTL> So what does my rambling mean? > > JTL> If you have Imail standalone with/with out a current SA I > JTL> recommend the > JTL> following: > JTL> If you have under 100 users, wait for the new SA pricing. > JTL> If you have over 1000 users, purchase a Imail Professional SA now. > JTL> If you are between those amounts, you could save some money or > JTL> spend a > JTL> little more money if you buy a SA right now. > > JTL> It also means I will continue to use Imail and offer my support/assistance > JTL> to others when I can, continue to offer Imail support services to clients > JTL> and once again offer Imail as a possible solution for clients. > > JTL> John T > JTL> eServices For You > > > > JTL> To Unsubscribe: > JTL> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > JTL> List Archive: > JTL> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > JTL> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > ---- > Don Brown - Dallas, Texas USA Internet Concepts, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.inetconcepts.net > (972) 788-2364 Fax: (972) 788-5049 > ---- > > > 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/
