Woot! Pricing and Release info :D

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http://xenforo.com/community/threads/beta-release-date-and-pricing.3876/

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Kier said:
I thought I'd jump in here with a word about 'gold'.

When a software company refers to 'gold', it is not a marketing term and it does not refer directly to the quality of the product. It should not be confused with 'the gold standard'.

In fact, 'gold' is a reference to the traditional colour of writable CDs. It is synonymous with 'RTM' (release to manufacturing). When boxed software is considered ready to be released to customers, a master CD is burned and sent to a CD manufacturing plant in order to do the production run of discs that would be sold to customers. That version would therefore represent the completed version, and the end of any pre-release period.
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Oh wait does that mean we are getting CDs and boxes and stuff :p

* that banging noise in the background is Kier hitting his head on his desk ... no leave that ban button alone Sailor :eek:
 
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Doctor said:
Another piece of possibly not useless information.

BACS payments made from and to UK Bank accounts are now done on a faster payment which means they will reach the destination account within 2 hours.

This doesn't work for Building Society accounts or Government accounts. CHAPS is required for them.

[Irish Accent]Over 800 years ago the Doctor stole is Type 40 Tardis from Gallifrey. Today he is posting pieces of useless information at xenforo.com - Now be honest, you didn't expect the Doctor to being doing that today, did you?[/Irish Accent]
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I make BACS payments daily, and it only reaches the other account same day if it is to the same bank account, in which case in the case of barclays and HSBC at least it is instant.

Payments to any other bank account still take 3-4 working days, this is personal experience anyway.
 
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kyrgyz said:
I reckon many active users here will purchase 2 or more licenses. I agree with Anthony. A 500 -1000 range looks reasonable.
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Another reason to adpot early, as if one were needed ;) - with that sort of license takeup, that would take xenforo close to the annual turnover VAT threshold registration limit in two days. (Though I'm not sure if non-UK sales count towards the turnover for VAT purposes, and the minutiae of tax points for supply of downloadable 'non physical' goods is beyond me)

I've got my 100$ ready just in case... :D
 
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I actually hope Kier and Mike provide us a little feedback on approx license sales a day or two into the sale... as I would even buy another if needed, just to have around to support their cause if initial sales aren't of their expectation.
 
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Anthony Parsons said:
I actually hope Kier and Mike provide us a little feedback on approx license sales a day or two into the sale... as I would even buy another if needed, just to have around to support their cause if initial sales aren't of their expectation.
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I highly doubt they will release confidential company information such as that into the public domain.
 
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Ceri May said:
I make BACS payments daily, and it only reaches the other account same day if it is to the same bank account, in which case in the case of barclays and HSBC at least it is instant.

Payments to any other bank account still take 3-4 working days, this is personal experience anyway.
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Really? Maybe it's only a business banking thing then.

We make regular payments to Lloyds TSB, Barclays, Natwest, HSBC, Bank of Scotland/Halifax and Nationwide.

The only one that doesn't go the same day is Nationwide and any Government payments (there's way too many of those buggers made).
 
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Anthony Parsons said:
I actually hope Kier and Mike provide us a little feedback on approx license sales a day or two into the sale... as I would even buy another if needed, just to have around to support their cause if initial sales aren't of their expectation.
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If you want to support us financially, wait until day two of sales and pay the higher amount :)
 
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CallieJo said:
I can't decide how many to purchase "if" I'm able to catch the early adopters sale or not. I was thinking about multiple licenses if I catch the sale. But, I keep wondering about what lies ahead besides a solid forum product. Is there a list of what features you have in mind for the near future? I adore XF, but will require more than just a solid forum. Hence the wondering and the questions. A list would surely help me decide. However, I understand if you feel it's too early. The WP info makes me want to purchase more, btw. But, I can't make up my mind not knowing what else lies ahead in the near future.
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I am in the exact same boat. Unfortunately. I am in serious need of integrated Blogs (first) and a CMS solution at a later state. I hope XF ltd. can deliver that otherwise XF just isn't an option for both of my professional projects. In this interview (actually, also published on an integrated blog system, by the way (!)... a good example of the huge benefit an integrated Blog system can be, but I am telling nothing new) the question is about a CMS or a Blog:

Will you be implementing a CMS, or blog system later on?
Given the demand that has been shown on our forums, I would have to say yes, I expect that there will be. The difficulty with a CMS in particular is pinning down exactly what people really want. The definitions of 'CMS' as far as customer expectations seem to range from a simple article publisher to a tool that would allow you to build your own Amazon.com with a point-and-click interface. For the time being, our focus is on the forum functionality and ensuring that it provides best-in-class performance and user experience. Once we have nailed that, we will start looking at branching out.
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... and Kier's answer is aimed at the CMS without confirmation of any Blog solution.
 
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Kier said:
If XenForo does not suit your needs now, don't buy it now. Judge us on what you see, and how you interact with the site. If you like it, buy it. If not, look elsewhere.
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You can't say fairer than that. I have found the whole XenForo thing to be quite transparent really, it is what it is. Sure, we all have our own idea of what features we'd like to see, and inevitably are going to be disappointed with the bits that are missing. But, only we can decide if the product is suitable for our sites or not.

For me, I do think I can do without some features because of the gains elsewhere. A new look forum (should go down well with members, who always like to see something new), a forum that does seem to work better in terms of engaging the user, but above all now, the price. $100 to start with then just $40 a year after that?

And I think the pages feature can be put to good use in terms of static content.

The only thing I will point out, the 24 hour sale needs to be open to pre-sale registration and payment. Not everyone can be on-line in a 24 hour window and there will be a lot of irritated people afterwards who just missed out. I'd hate to see those having issues installing this having to wait longer because of "customer service" related stuff for those who didn't get in and are moaning. Surely you'd like to take $100 early on? Get the money now and let us download it in October? :)
 
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Ingenious said:
[...] The only thing I will point out, the 24 hour sale needs to be open to pre-sale registration and payment. Not everyone can be on-line in a 24 hour window and there will be a lot of irritated people afterwards who just missed out. I'd hate to see those having issues installing this having to wait longer because of "customer service" related stuff for those who didn't get in and are moaning. Surely you'd like to take $100 early on? Get the money now and let us download it in October?
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I think they deliberately choose not to go for the pre-sale since it might bring up bad memories for some ;)

Besides, I think pre-sales are evil. It's like telling the customer 'either trust us now, or pay more later'.
 
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Kier said:
If XenForo does not suit your needs now, don't buy it now. Judge us on what you see, and how you interact with the site. If you like it, buy it. If not, look elsewhere.
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I sure like it. In fact, I love it (hence my sig). :cool:. Unfortunately it's a matter of : 'can I use it' instead of liking/loving it (™ McDonalds). Since I only need a 'simple' integrated Blog solution like vB3.8 has, some kind of confirmation (as has been given about the CMS in the interview) if possible would help making a decision to buy now or later. Ofcourse it's no problem buying later, but it will save me $80 (if I deduct this from the $130 that the trainwreck vB4 'Gold' cost me, then the 'damage' will only be 130-80=$50 (which is just €38,00)... ;)).
 
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Doctor said:
Really? Maybe it's only a business banking thing then.

We make regular payments to Lloyds TSB, Barclays, Natwest, HSBC, Bank of Scotland/Halifax and Nationwide.

The only one that doesn't go the same day is Nationwide and any Government payments (there's way too many of those buggers made).
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That wouldn't make sense either as I have been a business banking customer for just as long. And again the only ones that seem to receive it same day are those on the same bank... OR do you mean paying to business accounts not from? That much is possible.
 
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