> I know it may be the norm, but I still don't have to like > it...it's not like it was a $75 piece of software. > > And I've learned from multiple upgrades in prior years of > other software and systems that there're always problems with > upgrading. I've witnessed them on this list. > > I just haven't had a compelling reason to upgrade...I've > learned to live without new bells and whistles when I have a > stable, productive, money-making setup. "If it ain't broke, > don't upgrade"...
I really don't know what you expect (or want) to hear. If CF 4.5.1 SP2 does everything you need it to do, and you can't imagine why you'd want to upgrade, don't upgrade. If you really can't justify paying for CFMX 7, don't buy it. Sure, upgrades can cause problems. In exchange, they provide new functionality. You have to decide whether the new functionality is something you want bad enough to be willing to work through upgrade hiccups. As for the price, would you really trust your business to a $75 piece of software? You've presumably been using CF 4.5.1 since it came out, which is about seven years ago. Do you think that was a worthwhile investment? Did it pay for itself? If so, why wouldn't you expect CFMX 7 to do likewise? Because, that's all that really matters. It doesn't matter whether Adobe offers an upgrade price for a seven-year-old product, it doesn't matter whether it's $75 or $7500 or whatever - the only thing that matters is return on investment. You're asking about ASP.NET because it's free. Is your time free? Because it's almost certainly going to cost you more to learn another environment than it will to buy CFMX 7 and learn its new features. If you want to learn ASP.NET and C#, more power to you. It's good to learn new things, and there are lots of things that you can do with .NET. But if your justification for doing so is because "it's free and CF isn't", you're devaluing the most important asset you have - your time. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239732 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
