CompuServe Thread

#Imagine upgrade . . NOT!

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#70758From: Mathew MowerDec 20, 1993 3:51 PM
Mike, I just read your response: "christopher, At the sake of sounding foolish, why not make it in Imagine, I have the series on disk took a look and it dont look to hard. Mike PS if you dont have Imagine, we can make a comp upgrade for you from Lightwave. Mike" I found that to be very interesting considering that I found a post on the internet regarding an upgrade to the Amiga Format disk and upon calling Impulse, found that you wouldn't honor the upgrade to NTSC users. Are we here in the states second class people or what!?!? Why can Pal users upgrade to 3.0 for aprox $100 and we (ntsc) users can't. I am a LightWave owner. What is the competative upgrade price? If it is more than the Pal upgrade . . . . . . . Matt
#70769From: Ed OatsDec 20, 1993 6:39 PM
Matt, From my understanding, the upgrade for PAL users is related to substantial software piracy overseas. A version of Imagine was distributed free with a magazine, with the offer to upgrade to the latest version. I guess some revenue is better than none; as long as people are using the software, Impulse should get some benefit. While it may not seem fair to you, different pricing by market is a business reality. Just an opinion. Ed
#70781From: Mike HalvorsonDec 20, 1993 10:09 PM
Matt, I am always amazed at the level of hostility on the part of some people. We dont consider anyone second class, and espcially not Light Wave users. The deal with the UK magazine is for the PAL user that is correct. We have had however a standing offer to users of other software, they can upgrade to the current shipping version of the software for $200.00. If you feel that Imagine would suit your needs we would be glad to send you the software and would look forward to your critical review. Try not taking what a company does as a personal attack on you or your friends, we market the product as we see fit and never make plans to exclude any prospective user. In the UK our software has been stolen to a terrible degree,. This action on our part made it possible for us to offer some sort of Amnesty to those who participated in this illegal act. If we can be of further positive help, please feel free to call upon me or anyone at Impulse. I would be glad to talk with you if you call the office, I take all of my calls and look forward to hearing from you. 1800 328 0184, I will even pay for the call. Mike