[GeoStL] Re: GSAK rumor
- From: Jack Anderson <pandyandy3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 07:25:11 -0800 (PST)
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To: Steve
From: Jack (but not the Jack that I think you were answering)
I got GSAK just last year so I checked to see how much it would cost me to
upgrade and I missed the June 1st date by 14 days so I will have to pay the $15
fee instead of the $10 fee. I am not griping though because I think that is is
well worth it and will gladly pay the extra $15 for the program.
Jack (Pandyandy)
bromley@xxxxxxx wrote:
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Jack,
This isn't being directed at you but is meant to express my
feelings regarding Clyde English's decision to charge for
the 7.x upgrade to GSAK.
There's been a raging debate on the GSAK forums regarding
this upgrade. For the most part, peoples' stories are like
mine. I registered and paid $20 for GSAK in November 2004
and, at that time, upgrades were free for the "forseeable
future". I used GSAK for 738 days without paying anything
additional for it. That's far longer than any other tool I
use (that continues to be supported). I'm in GSAK about
every day (if for nothing more than keeping my caches up to
date) and use it extensively to manage my caches. I've not
found any other product that provides better customer
service than Clyde does for GSAK. You can continue to use
GSAK 6.x for the rest of eternity without having to pay for
it. If, by chance, you'd like to use some of the newer
features, then it will cost you $15 to get them ($10 if you
registered less than 6 month ago). You are not being forced
to do so. You can also continue to use GSAK with the nag
screen and not pay a dime. I'd hate to try to duplicate all
of the functionality that I use in GSAK with some other
tool. For the most part, it couldn't be done unless I spent
hours and hours doing it myself. As a developer, I can see
the efforts that are put into GSAK and I know what it would
take to duplicate them myself. For me, at least, I'm glad
that Clyde is charging for an upgrade. It helps insure his
ability to devote his full attention to enhancing and
supporting GSAK. If I do the math, I paid $20 for initial
registration of GSAK and I used it for 25 months. That's
about $.80 a month. Not a bad deal.
----- Original Message Follows -----
From: "Jack Konecker"
To:
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: GSAK rumor
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 20:58:51 -0600
>-
>Good for life?
>
>Is that like:
>'unlimited bandwidth (3 GB max/month)'
>
>> Remember, your pre V7 registration
>> of GSAK is good for life.
>
>
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