Reference no Free upgrades for life

[hanschke]

hello,

today i have bought the reference cause of many nice features but now i have seen that there is no life upgrade :(

the basic version has got life upgrade. i dont think it is a good idea and it is much better do give the small version (Power Pack & mp3 License) the Free minor version upgrades and the reference the life update :D

can the support please tell me the reason? thx

[DudeBoyz]

Re: Reference no Free upgrades for life

I have concerns about that too. I posted a thread on it - maybe give it a look and comment?

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=11938

Thanks

[hanschke]

Re: Reference no Free upgrades for life

i have read your thread and hope that there will be a change

[LtData]

Re: Reference no Free upgrades for life

While there isn't a lifetime upgrades, the upgrade from dMC r12 to dMC r13 will be less than the price of the PowerPack. So yes, its not free, but it is a low-cost update. Besides, nobody forced you to purchase Reference.

[EliC]

Re: Reference no Free upgrades for life

I think it would be nice/reasonable that purchasing the reference edition would get you free upgrade for powerpack features in the future, since you are paying more you should get at least what you would with the PP. With the option of paying a smaller upgrade fee each generation for reference / Pro features. Just MHO.

[DudeBoyz]

Re: Reference no Free upgrades for life

While there isn't a lifetime upgrades, the upgrade from dMC r12 to dMC r13 will be less than the price of the PowerPack. So yes, its not free, but it is a low-cost update. Besides, nobody forced you to purchase Reference.

Why not do something simpler.

dbPowerAmp purchases made from April 16th (day after tax day) on, will no longer be include Free Lifetime Updates. This is due in part to ongoing licensing fees and increasing development costs.

However, all existing and new customers who purchase dbPowerAmp on April 15th or earlier will still be entitled to Free Lifetime Updates. This is in keeping with our initial committment to our loyal customers.

Then reduce the models from 3 back to 2:

Free (as is now)
Pro ($24.95)

Future Upgrades (for those buying after April 16th) will be $9.95 or $12.95 for say version 13 or 14, etc.

This keeps your promise to customers you made earlier. It also gives people incentive to purchase dbPowerAmp 12 quickly - before April 16th, which may help increase the number of customers you have at a much faster rate than it might otherwise.

So then, you get to walk away from the burdensome long-term Free Lifetime Upgrades model (for future customers) into a more realistic cost model that will reward you for your investment in making dbPowerAmp a more robust, more efficient and more capable product.

[Spoon]

Re: Reference no Free upgrades for life

Thread closed (duplicate messages posting over different threads), main discussion:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=11938