I got in on great pricing by buying Studio MX (pre-'04) during the free '04 upgrade period. I agree that it's annoying having to jump through hoops to get good pricing on rollout software, but it worked out great. I think I heard about it on this email list, even.
Generally speaking, the MX 04 launch was a failure. Many of the products weren't ready for market, and the launch was sped up because Adobe had a studio product coming out the following month. If they'd gone through a more-complete launch phase, they probably would have done pre-ordering and a beta period where you could get in on better pricing. Hopefully, they've learned that this launch style doesn't work well. (The goal was to avoid losing market share to Adobe, but that was never a real risk. Because the launch went badly, sales didn't meet expectations during the launch quarter, so the stock took a beating. Expensive lesson for those stock-option-holding folks at MACR, I'm sure.) -glenn > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Katsuey > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 4:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [KCFusion] Studio MX 2004 now or never? > > > At 04:33 PM 3/27/2004, you wrote: > >That's a good point Keith. I look at it as you only have to pay > for it once. > >It MORE than pays for itself. While I'd like to save money when > I buy it, I > >still get what I paid for. I'm very satisfied with Dreamweaver > MX 2004 and > >Flash MX 2004. > > Well I suppose if you want to just support MM regardless of poor > marketing decisions one can always come up with a positive statement. > But, MM is selling the same product to those early before release buyers, > those that buy upon release and those who purchase late in the game. > > Which customer benefits MM the most? > Which customer demonstrates loyalty? > Which customer is the least expensive to sell to? > Which customer is the most expensive to sell to? > Which customer would you prefer to keep? > > Then, answer: > Which customer most deserves an incentive? > Meaning, I want to keep this customer, > I want to encourage (reward) their behavior. > > Peggie > > Brown Holdings LLC Group > Giving Vision to Your Business > Http://www.BusinessSights.com > > > > ========================================================= > Kansas City ColdFusion User Group's website & listserv is > hosted through the generous support of Clickdoug.com > To send email to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To (un)subscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your request. > For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com > Featuring Win2003 Enterprise, RedHat Linux, CFMX 6.1. > ====================================================== > ========================================================= Kansas City ColdFusion User Group's website & listserv is hosted through the generous support of Clickdoug.com To send email to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To (un)subscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your request. For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com Featuring Win2003 Enterprise, RedHat Linux, CFMX 6.1. ======================================================
