There is another way of viewing this. A number of my genealogical friends have dropped several programs (notably FTM in the lead) because of their frequent updates - each one of them costing users. They've moved to Legacy because of its relative stability.
I'm more than pleased with Legacy. Yes, it might be nice for a major release a touch more often - but on the flip side, I have yet to have the responsiveness of tech support etc. that I have with Legacy - and for free. Yes, we can ask for more frequent major upgrades - but are you willing to bear the cost? Many of us find a yearly upgrade - and its associated fees - a bit much to swallow. I have my wish list - and with time I have seen Legacy address much of it. Having worked for a software company, I don't expect Legacy will ever address all my wishes - but it sure does better than most at trying. Cheers - Jackie On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Ronald Bernier <ronaldbern...@bernfrin.org>wrote: > Don,**** > > ** ** > > Legacy 7.0 was released on May 1, 2008. Legacy 7.5 was released on > January 30, 2010. I respectfully disagree that Legacy 7.5 was a major > update. The biggest item added to Legacy 7.5 was the ability to connect to > New Family Search. It was more than a year after the release of 7.5 that > some users were able to start connecting to New Family Search. Granted, > this issue was not something that Legacy had any control over, however, > connecting to New Family Search is the primary reason that Millennia touted > 7.5 as a “major update” when in fact it was anything but a major update. > Yes, Legacy has had interim updates – mostly to fix bugs, and they have > added some new features, but then there isn’t a software in existence that > doesn’t release interim bug fixes and minor new features during the > lifespan of a version.**** > > ** ** > > Bottom line, version 8 will be released when it is released – > nevertheless, I think the folks at Legacy have lost a lot of ground due to > the fact that it has been 5+ years since they have released a major version > upgrade – unfortunately, Legacy has become very stale. The one screenshot > that was briefly shown yesterday doesn’t give me a lot of hope and/or > confidence that Legacy 8 is going to gain any of the ground that they have > lost. **** > > ** ** > > *From:* donvarn...@gmail.com [mailto:donvarn...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 06, 2013 4:44 PM > > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Surprise during today's webinar**** > > ** ** > > I totally agree with Ward. I well remember the clamor over the "hurried" > introduction of 7.5. There were several major bugs to contend with and it > took what seemed like months to get the major issues ironed out. In fact > the LUG was a total disaster during the several weeks. Actually 7.5 was a > fairly major update to 7.0 and I don't think it's been 5+ years since that > came out. > > > At the current time the only major benefit (that I can see) of RM over > Legacy is the ability to sync with Family Search Family Tree. Legacy would > sync with New Family Search but that is going away at the end of the month. > I'm not sure where Legacy stands with FS Family Tree but that is a huge > win for RM, especially if the user is LDS. I believe that is what Arlene > is referring to.**** > > ** ** > > Certainly any new major release will include new bugs and will not be > stable for awhile. That is a fact of life working with software. It > doesn't matter if it's Millennia, Microsoft, Roots Magic or who.**** > > Sent from Alto - altomail.com**** > > > > **** > ------------------------------ > > *From: *wnkwal...@rogers.com<wnkwal...@rogers.com> > *To: *<LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com> > *Sent: *Thursday, June 6, 2013 > *Subject: *Re: [LegacyUG] Surprise during today's webinar**** > > I think you are being a bit hard on Millennia. I have rarely used a > product with such frequent updates for fixes and small enhancements, and > such responsive and involved (LUG) customer support. Yes, we each have some > pet issues that have not been addressed, but this is normal for a complex > software product. (I have been on the other end of this process – there are > never enough resources to deal with all the bugs and enhancement requests.) > **** > > I did not watch the webinar and I have no particular expectation for > Legacy 8. In fact, I would prefer to see more refinements to Legacy 7 than > have to deal with any sweeping changes. (And we have to pay for major > releases.)**** > > What is so special about RM or other competing products that suggests that > Legacy has fallen behind? Even if a competing product has a particular > feature that Legacy lacks, wouldn’t that product still have a typical list > of defects and shortcomings as well? Will Legacy 8 leapfrog the competition > in terms of features, and still be stable and not introduce any new defects? > **** > > Ward**** > > *From:* Ronald Bernier <ronaldbern...@bernfrin.org> **** > > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 05, 2013 9:24 PM**** > > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com **** > > *Subject:* RE: [LegacyUG] Surprise during today's webinar**** > > Arlene,**** > > It has been roughly 5 years since Legacy 7 was released. I don’t want to > see Legacy 8 released before it is time, but frankly I think it is > ridiculous that it has taken 5+ years between major releases. With Legacy’s > track record, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if it is the end of the > year before Legacy 8 is released. Quite frankly, I was totally disappointed > with the “preview” that was shown today. It was not worth the time or > effort to briefly show a screen shot that was not all that clear to begin > with. Based on Geoff’s email to the list, I thought there would be more of > a mini preview than one very brief screenshot.**** > > Ron Bernier**** > > *From:* Arlene [mailto:alv...@yahoo.com <alv...@yahoo.com>] > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 05, 2013 8:48 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Surprise during today's webinar**** > > I am disappointed that it may take as long as 'by the end of the year'. I > have had to stop giving lesson at our center Legacy. I have loved this > program and have been loyal for many many years - however, I may have to go > to RM so I have a program that is worth its salt to encourage our patrons > to use. Hopefully, Geoff will not keep us in the dark as to its release. > Arlene in Utah**** > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp**** > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp**** > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp**** > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp**** > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). 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