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Regarding ideas on how to charge, I like how https://sketchapp.com https://sketchapp.com handles this. Instead of charging $799 like the old Adobe Photoshop day
by sbr464 8y ago
Regarding ideas on how to charge, I like how https://sketchapp.com https://sketchapp.com handles this. Instead of charging $799 like the old Adobe Photoshop days, they charge a lower one-time price that receives updates for a year. You can choose to stay at that price or upgrade. You also don't need to back pay for years you skip if you choose to upgrade again.
- dawnerd 8y agoOne problem I have with that is if a designer sends me a file in a newer version I have to upgrade even if they didn’t use a new feature. Photoshop at least let’s you save in compat mode. So I’m basically forced to keep buying the newest version even though I use it maybe a few times a year. Not worth the price IMO.
- sbr464 8y agoI agree with those points. It may not be best for Sketch (design software) I was more referring to the licensing model, to offset the high lifetime price, that may put off someone buying.
- dawnerd 8y agoDon't get me wrong, I'm fine with yearly subscriptions. I happily pay for newsblur for example.
- shubb 8y agoDepending on the product, this model could be problematic - should you provide ongoing security updates beyond the paid period? If no, then a big chunk of your installbase is going to be insecure. Some people might feel that's unethical, or too much of a bad press worry. If yes, then you need to patch a growing number of branches with libaries that might make breaking changes requiring re-writes in your code. I guess Microsoft ran into this problem when the End Of Lifed windows XP. That said, for someone who just has an app they are writing and wants to make a little money, it's probably overthinking.
- sbr464 8y agoI think it’s definitely a valid point and worth considering in the current reality of software development.