DvE wrote:I'm seriously considering buying Webuilder at the moment. My main reason for holding back is not knowing when you'll upgrade your version number to 10.x. For me (and others ?) it would be a bit strang when we just bought a product and have to pay extra again for an upgrade. Do you have some grace period in which people who have bought a previous version can upgrade for free to the new version? Do you have any timeline when you're bringing out a new upgrade ?
I appreciate your concerns. So I'll share our plans...
This should be a year of change. According to the current schedule, we hope to release version 10 between May and July. Most likely it will be tagged 2010 and it could have a lifespan that is longer than 1 year. Unless something drastic happens to the economy, we are almost sure the pricing will stay the same. The free-upgrades (grace) period will be 3 months or more prior to the new release and upgrade price will most likely stay the same.
We still plan to develop and add substantial new features to version 2008, so there should be no feeling that the work on version 2008 has stopped. If you buy 2008 now, you will get free updates and new features for almost half a year.
I maintain that you can not go wrong by getting the product as soon as possible, if it helps you do the job better and if your job earns money. Moreover your investment directly fuels further development and ensures that you are using a software that will be supported in the future.