[TxMt] Re: Texmate 2

-- Scott Iphone says hello. On Jun 23, 2009, at 2:43 AM, Nigel Green mailinglists@greenlemur.com wrote: > On 23 Jun 2009, at 05:35, Elliot Anderson wrote: > >> Those that want the new version could pay to get it when it's ready >> while those who don't would have to wait a little longer. The 'get it >> now' incentive would surely spur a few people into action. >> >> E. > > Definite vote against this from me. > > I understand that TM has a loyal following who are keen to help out > and repay Allan for his development work, but paying for your upgrade > will (I would imagine) be the exception rather than the rule, and you > shouldn't try and force people to do it if they don't want to. > Remember that there are plenty of people who could put the cost of an > upgrade to much better use in this economic climate, and they > shouldn't be penalised for not wanting to pay for an upgrade they are > entitled to for free. > > I personally think that the free upgrade is one of the best selling > points of TextMate 2 and Allan should be shouting it from the rooftops > and making it as prominent as possible on the purchase page. If the > free upgrade option was hidden (or worse, not available) when I went > to upgrade, I most likely would not upgrade. I certainly won't pay for > it if I know it should be free, and I would feel cheated if I could > not easily access the free upgrade, for whatever reason. > > > Nigel > > _______________________________________________ > textmate mailing list > textmate@lists.macromates.com > http://lists.macromates.com/listinfo/textmate