JUST about to click BUY......

[tonylondon]

Yep, can`t believe this is true.
There MUST be a mistake here.

Not really! It's deliberate. Enticing people into Pro means that Xara then get a larger income every time there's a future upgrade (i.e. every year). There's no way to go from Pro to non-Pro with an upgrade.

[ankhor]

Not really! It's deliberate. Enticing people into Pro means that Xara then get a larger income every time there's a future upgrade (i.e. every year). There's no way to go from Pro to non-Pro with an upgrade.

Hm you would get money back then.

But still, for them it makes sense ofcourse, but I think,
'what the h'''l'. They could atleast made some difference
(preferably a bit cheaper for us already PRO users )

[tonylondon]

Hm you would get money back then.

But still, for them it makes sense ofcourse, but I think,
'what the h'''l'. They could atleast made some difference
(preferably a bit cheaper for us already PRO users )

I guess a little sweetener wouldn't have gone amiss.

[pauland]

The other thing to consider is that non-pro users don't get the web updates from WD6, which they historically did.

I guess the only people who have had a real sting in the tail are those who bought XWD6 anticipating the combined discount for upgrades that existed previously would happen this time around.

[ankhor]

The other thing to consider is that non-pro users don't get the web updates from WD6, which they historically did.

I guess the only people who have had a real sting in the tail are those who bought XWD6 anticipating the combined discount for upgrades that existed previously would happen this time around.

As far as I heard they did, but I am not sure, I thought some said
that instead of the 99 dollar they got 84 dollar charged at the end of the
form, that could be the discount for XWD6, but I haven`t heard anything
about it since.

And I feel a sting, so please don`t say I don`t.
it's those bad christmasmornings all over again

[ckh]

I can verify the additional discount for WD6 owners.

I was upgrading from XX5pro and WD6 however, the upgrade page didn't indicate any additional discount. Went ahead and purchased anyway, using my email address already on file for my previous purchases and was surprised to see the price was $84 and not $99. With shipping charges, it went up to $92 total.

So, got a $15 additional discount automatically when checking out.

[ankhor]

Well enough complaining from me.
After the banks(wel we all know what they did),
the insurance companies(pensioninsurances that charged 48% costs
or even more, of the the money you brought in)
real estaters(they added square feet in the ads while the
real square footage could be as much as 25% less)
and a whole lot of other baddies.
This upgrade thing is a minor one.

And that smart stretchy photo thing looks really good.

[pauland]

And I feel a sting, so please don`t say I don`t.
it's those bad christmasmornings all over again

It's just a commercial decision, not some personal issue. Charging other people more doesn't mean you would be charged less and in this case the situation is slightly unusual because the two software versions have a more pronounced divergence.

Feeling bad because someone else gets charged the same, doesn't make your situation any differrent. More positively, you have had the benefit of the pro software since your last upgrade while others have not, so you have had extra value from the product.

Always make software purchases on the basis of personal benefit, rather than the benefit others receive.

[ankhor]

Always make software purchases on the basis of personal benefit, rather than the benefit others receive.

Hmm you musn`t have a bonus structure where you work.
I have worked in places where they would open other peoples
payrise envelopes to see what they made and if they made
more then them

And I know it isn`t personal ofcourse, I am over it, although
it left a mark. I see my shrink on tuesday

[pauland]

I have worked in places where they would open other peoples payrise envelopes to see what they made and if they made
more than them

Ouch. I hope that's no longer the case.