COST OF PGS3.0
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For your information, here is a comparison of our PageStream upgrade prices
compared to other DTP programs on other platforms. I don't have the figures for
Professional Page, but I know their cost of ownership is higher than
PageStream's. If someone has more information and would like to add it to the
list, go ahead.
THE COST OF KEEPING CURRENT: —————————-
Retail Upgrade Cost of Ownership PAGEMAKER: * 1.0 Jul 85 $495
n/a $ 495 1.2 Mar 86 $495 free $ 495 2.0 May 87 $495 $75
$ 570 3.0 Mar 88 $585 $75 $ 645 4.0 May 90 $795 $150 $ 795
4.2 Dec 91 $795 $150 $ 945 4.2a Feb 92 $795 free $ 945 5.0
Jul 93 $895 $150 $1095
XPRESS: * 1.0 Mar 87 $795 n/a $ 795 2.0 Aug 87 $795 $125 $
920 2.11 Jun 89 $795 $300 $1220 2.12 Sep 89 $795 $30 $1250 3.0
Aug 90 $795 $150 $1400 3.1 Feb 91 $895 $75 $1475 3.2 Aug 93
$895 $150 $1625
* source: MacWeek
PAGESTREAM AMIGA: 1.5 Mar 89 $200 n/a $ 200 1.51 $200
free $ 200 1.52 $200 free $ 200 1.6 Jun 89 $200 free
$ 200 1.61 $200 free $ 200 1.62 $200 free $ 200
1.8 Feb 90 $200 free $ 200 1.81 $200 free $ 200 1.82
$200 free $ 200 2.0 Aug 90 $300 $75 $ 275 2.1 Jan 91 $300
$25** $ 300 2.2 Jan 92 $300 free $ 300 2.2HL Mar 92 $300 free
$ 300 2.21 Sep 92 $300 free $ 300 2.22 Mar 93 $300 free $ 300
3.0 ??? 93 $395 $125 $ 425
** if you wanted the new manual it was $25 *** free if you downloaded the
patch, otherwise minor handling charge.
Mike,
In case you haven't seen it, the formatting of your table got a little
messed up, and those of us interested enough to read it would benefit from
column headings.
Is it your policy to not charge existing owners for upgrades, except for a
minor handling fee?
*** jd
Thanks John, I wasn't aware that the formatting got screwed up. How do I post a
message and make CIS keep the original formatting? I know on GEnie you type *SN
instead of *S, but I have no idea how to do that here. I'll repost it if
someone can tell me how to do it.
Upgrade policy: this is the way it _usually_ works:
– major upgrades (ie: 2.x to 3.0): usually include a new manual, and have lots
of new features, so the upgrade fee is substantial. – minor upgrades (ie: 1.5
to 1.6): usually include an addendum to the manual, and have some new features,
so the upgrade fee is moderate. – maintenance upgrades (ie: 2.0 to 2.01):
usually include just bug fixes, and no new features, so the upgrade fee is
minimal or non- existant.
This is the same as most software companies.
Of course there are always exceptions. We usually offer maintenance upgrades
free as patches online. If you want to order the latest disk (you can order
this at any time and get the latest modules) we charge $10. If we just release
a version, like Art Expression 1.0, and we fix a lot of bugs (like 1.01), we
often send that out free when you register. Depends on whether the maintenance
update was needed to fix lots of problems or if we just tweaked a few features.
Minor upgrades also vary—we have had some that were free. For example, PgS
2.0 to 2.1 and 2.1 to 2.2 were free. 2.2 was a pretty major upgrade—maybe we
should have called that 3.0 and charged for it? 😉
We do charge shipping on all upgrades, including free ones. $5 in the US or
Canada, $15 overseas. We try to just break even on shipping and handling.
We do offer a free upgrade, regardless of the upgrade price, to people who buy
the old version after a specific date. (This is to prevent old copies from
being returned from the distribution channel and to remove that element of risk
from the consumer's mind.)
Cheers,
Michael @ Soft-Logik Publishing Corp.
Michael.
To keeep your formatting and to prevent a line of text wrapping with the one
above it use a dot (.) as the first character of each line.
A dot by itself on a single line will prevent that blank line from being
removed by the CIS editor.
Also typing /POST unformat will keep you message from being formatted by the
CIS editor.
.
.
Chris
Well, let's give this another go then.
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For your information, here is a comparison of our PageStream upgrade
prices compared to other DTP programs on other platforms. I don't have
the figures for Professional Page, but I know their cost of ownership is
higher than PageStream's. If someone has more information and would like
to add it to the list, go ahead.
.
.
THE COST OF KEEPING CURRENT:
—————————-
.
Retail Upgrade Cost of Ownership
PAGEMAKER: *
1.0 Jul 85 $495 n/a $ 495
1.2 Mar 86 $495 free $ 495
2.0 May 87 $495 $75 $ 570
3.0 Mar 88 $585 $75 $ 645
4.0 May 90 $795 $150 $ 795
4.2 Dec 91 $795 $150 $ 945
4.2a Feb 92 $795 free $ 945
5.0 Jul 93 $895 $150 $1095
.
XPRESS: *
1.0 Mar 87 $795 n/a $ 795
2.0 Aug 87 $795 $125 $ 920
2.11 Jun 89 $795 $300 $1220
2.12 Sep 89 $795 $30 $1250
3.0 Aug 90 $795 $150 $1400
3.1 Feb 91 $895 $75 $1475
3.2 Aug 93 $895 $150 $1625
.
* source: MacWeek
.
PAGESTREAM AMIGA:
1.5 Mar 89 $200 n/a $ 200
1.51 $200 free $ 200
1.52 $200 free $ 200
1.6 Jun 89 $200 free $ 200
1.61 $200 free $ 200
1.62 $200 free $ 200
1.8 Feb 90 $200 free $ 200
1.81 $200 free $ 200
1.82 $200 free $ 200
2.0 Aug 90 $300 $75 $ 275
2.1 Jan 91 $300 $25** $ 300
2.2 Jan 92 $300 free $ 300
2.2HL Mar 92 $300 free $ 300
2.21 Sep 92 $300 free $ 300
2.22 Mar 93 $300 free $ 300
3.0 ??? 93 $395 $125 $ 425
.
** if you wanted the new manual it was $25
*** free if you downloaded the patch, otherwise minor handling charge.
.
PROPAGE AMIGA
2.1 ?
3.0 $300 $75
4.0 $300 $75
4.0a $300 free
4.1 $300 free
As CompuServe and UseNet are worlwide networks, I really get angry about
the messages that are simply not true for major parts of the non-US
users.
Why not starting your messages with "In America,…"?
— Wolf Faust, Am Dorfgarten 10, 6000 Frankfurt 50, Germany —
Wolf,
"…messages that are simply not true for major parts of the non-US users…"
"…Why not start your messages with "In America,…"?…
Good idea,
Chris