In that case, I would have to argue for <$150 especially during the early adopters pre-sale considering:
At <$150 I would buy in an instant.
- The product has less features than IPB
- It's essentially only a version 1 alpha
- I would assume it's going to be priced competitively at the normal price, so an early adopters price should be at least 20$ cheaper.
... I did not know that.
It's a version 1 alpha at present, but by the time it's released for sale, it will far exceed that standard.
Yeh, I'm actually surprised this hasn't been mentioned before. People sure do have a lot of trust in Kier and Mike.I'm sure it will, although you have to admit we should all be a little wary of buying something based on "what it will become."
I'm sure it will, although you have to admit we should all be a little wary of buying something based on "what it will become."
And a very well-deserved trust it is, imo.Yeh, I'm actually surprised this hasn't been mentioned before. People sure do have a lot of trust in Kier and Mike.
Again, excellent news. I don't believe in foolish consistency, but the vB3 license model meant you got direct feedback from the customers on how they felt about the quality of updates, whether you'd get a rash of re-ups or not.I will say that we have been leaning heavily towards an owned-license-plus-yearly-renewal scheme that resembles the way that vBulletin used to be licensed, rather than a pay-per-version model.
Please not the same topic from vB.com. Can we drop all the old arguments and move forward? xenForo (not XenForo, not xenoForo) works much better in all browsers than vB4.Anthony Parsons said:IE6 should be binned for all eternity...
Yes, I agree, I'm just saying I think it would be a little odd if they came right out of the gate priced more expensive that IPB, a fully developed and mature piece of software.But we're not. It won't be ready for sale til the end of the summer at the earliest, as Kier stated in another thread. Plenty of time for the devs to up the ante, so to speak.
And a very well-deserved trust it is, imo.
I already have a forum, so it would have to meet the same standards.Don't want much, do ya?
I already have a forum, so it would have to meet the same standards.
Downside, it's not for sale (at the moment).
Yes, I agree, I'm just saying I think it would be a little odd if they came right out of the gate priced more expensive that IPB, a fully developed and mature piece of software.
ah I see what you're saying now, and I do agree.
Let's hope it's at least $249, because that's what it is worth to me.
Would it help if they started low and grew upwards? Price-wise.
Its gotta have a LOW entry point in my humble opinion ... you need a big adoption rate to kick start this and get everybody on it.
Honestly, if they charge >$180 I can see it splitting the users (the same ones that are generating all the excitement right now) into two classes: Those who can afford it, and those who know Kier and Mike, love the software, and want to support the project but are forced to watch from the sidelines because the license is too expensive.
Yeah, the software is great and all, but I can't see how some of you are seriously suggesting paying $250 or more for a version 1 alpha product.
My advice to the team would be to make it cheap to start with (especially with the early adopter sale), so that almost everyone can afford to get a license and everyone is included. Start with a really strong community where (almost) everyone has a license, and then let the software grow in value as the community builds and you add features. If you come out with it priced at $250 or more, I think you could potentially kill a lot of the buzz by excluding those that can't afford it.
Just my opinion.
Its gotta have a LOW entry point in my humble opinion ... you need a big adoption rate to kick start this and get everybody on it.
Absolutely. This is what I'm advocating.
Y'know, I certainly do understand all of the opinions posted here already.Would it help if they started low and grew upwards? Price-wise.
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