Why is there a cut-off date for a free upgrade?
(Bill, Non-Profit Organisation, Jun 14, 2004, 04:18:47)Question:Your free upgrade to SuperMemo for Pocket PC Version 3.0 for those buying after 12th of March 2004 is extremely insulting to those of us who had already bought Version 2.5 of SuperMemo for Pocket PC before 12th of March 2004Answer:As a rule, on the date of announcing a new version (here March 12), we offer all new buyers a free upgrade to the newest version. Without such a move, many would waste precious learning time on waiting for a new release. Instead of a sharp, cut-off date, we could allow of a smooth price transition, but this, as practise show, introduces lots of confusion with the transition math. In this particular case, the release was announced in advance to gather beta-testers for XML data exchange.
(Bill, Non-Profit Organisation, Jun 14, 2004, 04:18:47) Question: Your free upgrade to SuperMemo for Pocket PC Version 3.0 for those buying after 12th of March 2004 is extremely insulting to those of us who had already bought Version 2.5 of SuperMemo for Pocket PC before 12th of March 2004 Answer: As a rule, on the date of announcing a new version (here March 12), we offer all new buyers a free upgrade to the newest version. Without such a move, many would waste precious learning time on waiting for a new release. Instead of a sharp, cut-off date, we could allow of a smooth price transition, but this, as practise shows, introduces lots of confusion with the transition math. In this particular case, the release was announced in advance to gather beta-testers for XML data exchange.
