- we spent at least 6x of your estimate - we would have been fine continuing to use a non-expiring v2 beta, but the developer set it up differently (eventually

- we spent at least 6x of your estimate - we would have been fine continuing to use a non-expiring v2 beta, but the developer set it up differently (eventually, a non-expiring version was provided) - we never asked for support, just to not have the software expire without a replacement available > maybe invest in your tooling correctly... So your suggestion is that businesses should avoid independent developers altogether? That's a great way to be supportive of the little guy.