Question about 40$ for year extra

[A20]

Hello, I want to buy xenforo but I have a question. Let's say I buy the 140$ package, after the year is up can I buy the 40$ thing to get another year of updates? I guess what I'm trying to ask is how much per year would it cost to be updated? It should be 40$ a year after the first 140$ right?

So..
Buy xenforo - 140$
year 1 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 2 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 3 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 4 pay 40$ - to keep updating

It confuses me.

 

[Russ]

Hello, I want to buy xenforo but I have a question. Let's say I buy the 140$ package, after the year is up can I buy the 40$ thing to get another year of updates? I guess what I'm trying to ask is how much per year would it cost to be updated? It should be 40$ a year after the first 140$ right?

So..
Buy xenforo - 140$
year 1 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 2 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 3 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 4 pay 40$ - to keep updating

It confuses me.

You're not forced to pay for the updates right away. So if your license expires 10/1/2014, you wouldn't have to pay for the $40 renewal right away if you don't want too. Say there's not an update you would need until 11/01/2014, you could renew your license then and still pay $40, which would extend it until 11/01/2015.

 

[A20]

yes I understand that but let's say after 11/01/2015 would I need to pay 140$ again or 40$ to continue getting updates?

 

[Jeremy]

After the initial license purchase, you only pay your renewal total. You'll never be asked to purchase your license a second time.

 

[A20]

Ah I see now. Thanks!

Edit: bought it now

 

[Adam Howard]

Ah I see now. Thanks!

Edit: bought it now

Welcome to XenForo

 

[steven s]

After the initial license purchase, you only pay your renewal total. You'll never be asked to purchase your license a second time.

Never say never. Maybe never with v1.x.
I think it will be up to XF to determine pricing for 2.x if and when the day comes. Just my opinion.

 

[Paul B]

Edit: bought it now

Don't forget to associate your forum user name with your license, so you have access to all forums and resources.

 

[whynot]

Never say never. Maybe never with v1.x.
I think it will be up to XF to determine pricing for 2.x if and when the day comes. Just my opinion.

 

[A20]

Don't forget to associate your forum user name with your license, so you have access to all forums and resources.

Haha I forgot about doing that. I did it now. Thanks for reminding me

 

[feldon30]

Hello, I want to buy xenforo but I have a question. Let's say I buy the 140$ package, after the year is up can I buy the 40$ thing to get another year of updates? I guess what I'm trying to ask is how much per year would it cost to be updated? It should be 40$ a year after the first 140$ right?

So..
Buy xenforo - 140$
year 1 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 2 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 3 pay 40$ - to keep updating
year 4 pay 40$ - to keep updating

It confuses me.

This pricing structure encourages XenForo to continue to support the current version of the software. When XenForo releases a major new version like 1.3, all those folks who have let their licenses run out will renew, generating a nice direct incentive to continued development.

The alternative (lifetime licenses) results in the software being abandoned after a couple of years.

 

[Liam W]

This pricing structure encourages XenForo to continue to support the current version of the software. When XenForo releases a major new version like 1.3, all those folks who have let their licenses run out will renew, generating a nice direct incentive to continued development.

The alternative (lifetime licenses) results in the software being abandoned after a couple of years.

That is very true. The current pricing system works so that XenForo get to have money each update

 

[whynot]

The alternative (lifetime licenses) results in the software being abandoned after a couple of years.

There is no incentive to improve it.
The development team(if there is any) can work on the next BIG (the biggest ever) project.

 

[topcat]

yeah, xenforo is..

$140 for the license
$40 per yeah of updates
$8000 f0r mods