Own Web Designer Premium X10 and JUST bought Xara Designer Pro X10 - upgrade woes?

[karmacomposer]

Xara staff,

I have owned Web Design Premium 10 for a long time and JUST took the plunge (well, April 30th) and purchased your flagship product, Designer pro X10 - and now a few days later Web Design Premium 11 has been released!

Problem is, I NEED THE STICKY OBJECTS, ANIMATIONS AND FULL PAGE BACKGROUNDS of Web Designer Premium X11 - but I want to use Designer Pro instead due to the graphics capabilities.

How quickly will it be before Designer Pro has these three new features (or all the new features of Web Designer Premium X11)? I would have to spend $80 to upgrade and then turn right around and pay MORE money to upgrade again when Designer Pro X11 comes out.

Is there a beta program I can be a part of where we get early access to new software features? I need these new features RIGHT NOW for several clients and just cannot wait for the upgrade to Designer Pro X11.

Any help or insight would be appreciated. I love your software, but like others, money is very tight most of the time - so upgrading twice is really not an option and I REALLY want to stick with Designer Pro X10 (and eventually X11). I've created some AMAZING websites already with Designer Pro X10. It's really fantastic to use.

Thank you.

Mike Felker

[steve.ledger]

All new features released in WD11 Premium will be present in Designer Pro X11 (just as version 10 web features are identical in each). Generally speaking Designer Pro is released in July, not too long to wait.
You can use your Web Designer 11 Premium now for your clients. Any graphics features in DPX which are not in WD are easily Copy/Pasted over, in fact in most cases you can drag the object from DPX to WD workspace.

[Acorn]

Mike, you can download and use XWD11P as a trial and you have all of its features.
So if you are quick you could service your clients' expectations.

But wait, you have clients, charge them for the upgrade cost.
Join the affiliate program and sell copies of Xara XWD11P to clients as an aftersale service. ($20 for each $100 sale).
You've had XWD10P for about a year so an $80 upgrade (and the upgrade is only $50) is less than a cup of joe a week.

Acorn

[Rik]

If you really can't wait for Designer Pro X11, then you can still upgrade X10 for £14.99 (http://www.xara.com/uk/web-designer/buy/)
This cost, however, is not refundable.

But, they, at least they've given you a choice!