[GeoStL] Re: GSAK rumor
- From: "Robert Oelschlaeger" <roelschlaeger@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 07:37:49 -0600
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I upgraded. End of story.
On 2/8/07, bromley@xxxxxxx <bromley@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> -
> 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.
>
> <soapbox mode=on>
>
> 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.
>
> <soapbox mode=off>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message Follows -----
> From: "Jack Konecker" <jack.konecker@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 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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> Steve
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