In keeping with Tom's comments and those of others, one thing that has helped me deal
with the price of this upgrade is that it really is NOT a 1.1 upgrade but has so many
additional features (including OS X support--or so someone unofficial has
said--confirmation would be appreciated) that it probably should be called v 2.0.
Would $169 be a reasonable price for an upgrade from v 1 to v 2? I suspect most of
us would feel it is.
My 2 cents worth.
Marian
-----Original Message-----
From: "Tomas Nally" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 08:42:43 -0500
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Upgrade pricing extortion
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> "Ellen Breyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said
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> > You can't be saying that because I bought early (July 17, for $350) my
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> > upgrade price will be $169? 50% of the original price after being out
> only a
> > few months? (Even 25% from v1.0 is highway robbery.)
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> [First, a caveat. The RunRev development and support team is a group
> with extrordinary patience and understanding. The pique that I am about
> to display should in no way reflect on the their patience. My opinions
> are my own, and I do not represent RunRev.]
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> I don't get this hostility.
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> Please try to remember this: RunRev is not the government. Unlike the
> government, they do not have the power of the gun. Unlike the
> government, RunRev cannot force you to accept a transaction that does
> not advance your interests.
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> Presumably, prior to RunRev's current offer, you were happy with your
> position. The only thing that RunRev can do is make you an offer, and
> thereby expand the range of options currently open to you. At best, you
> can move your position forward. At worst, you can maintain your current
> position, with which you were apparently happy.
>
> Here is my recommendation to you: Evaluate the exchange that RunRev has
> offered, and make a judgement as to whether the exchange will advance
> your interests. If it DOES advance your interests, then make the
> exchange. If it does NOT advance your interests, then you are perfectly
> free to manage your affairs the way you would have had RunRev not made
> you the offer in the first place.
>
> But please don't whine, and misuse the English language by deploying
> words such as "extortion".
>
> Tom Nally, New Orleans
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