> From: "original_nightstalker" <nightstalker@xxx>
> To: <
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:21 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: RC1 telling me my reg has expired
>
>
> >
> > Apologies - let me correct the misunderstanding. I didn't mean to
> > imply that I HAD been paying $99 for every 12 months. But from
now
> > on, according to the website, $99 is the upgrade fee for the next
12
> > months. In other words, to stay fully up to date, would cost $99
per
> > year. At least, that's how I read the info on the website.
> >
> > I'm not for one moment trying to imply that Tomasz doesn't
deserve the
> > income - of course he does. I've been a fervent AmiBroker user,
fan,
> > and recommender for several years and will continue to do so.
> >
> > It's just that we're starting to get into the realms of the Law of
> > Diminishing Returns, where the outlay goes up disproportionately
to
> > the amount of new features that I actually need or would use.
> >
> > I'm still very happy with my v5.09 beta - it does everything I
use it
> > for without a hitch. So I'll simply keep on using it.
> >
> > The version numbering is something that I find a little
confusing -
> > I've been involved in computers for over 35 years, and MAJOR
upgrades
> > usually involve an increment in the number to the left of the
decimal
> > point. Minor upgrades increase the number to the right of the
decimal
> > point. That has been the de facto standard for version numbering
> > throughout the IT industry as I've known it since the mid-1970s.
> > Hence my somewhat befuddled surprise that 5.10 was considered a
MAJOR
> > upgrade. I'd have called it version 6 if that was the case.
Version
> > 5.10 would normally be seen as an UPDATE rather than an UPGRADE -
if
> > you see what I mean.
> >
> > Gee - I really hate to be picky - it's not usually like me at
all ;)
> >
> > Hope that has cleared up my statement about paying $99 per year -
> > referring to the future from now on, rather than the past until
now.
> >
> > Regards, Pete, Brisbane, Australia.
> > ====================================
> >
> > --- In
amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "dingo" <dingo@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Not trying to beat you up about your decision but I seriously
doubt
> > you've
> >> been having to pay for upgrades every 12 months. You might want
to
> > revisit
> >> that.
> >>
> >> d
> >>
> >
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