Another SSA Price Increase!

[Rex Maximilian]

I've been off the boards for a bit, so I'm not sure this has been discussed previously, but...

There is another SSA price increase! For anyone doing the math, in 2022, 2023 and now 2024, in the span of 24 months, that is a 25% price increase.

Why Graphisoft?

I am still crashing on my MacTel machine. Even on the Apple Silicon version I have to restart every now and then when strange anomalies arise, only in ArchiCAD, and one that tech support says they can't solve.

How can there be justification for raising the price AGAIN when you've just put out a perpetually buggy version of ArchiCAD? Maybe the buggiest one to date. We Mac users to wait months after release for solutions to the crashing. This is seriously bordering on a breach of contract or lack of good faith on GS's part. We paid for software that we had a reasonable expectation of stability for, but to date, there seems to not be a crash proof version... and then you raise the price.

Graphisoft ( @Marton Kiss   @Akos Pfemeter) we need a legitimate explanation and most likely a repeal of this price increase. Again, this is the third price increase totaling around 25% in the past 24 months.

My suspicion is that this is a tactic by GS to force perpetual license holders (their most loyal of customers) onto their subscription model.

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon 14.4.1

[jl_lt]

my local distributor is in jail, or running away from justice, or so i heard. Havent bothered to check.

[Radim]

Hello AC users!
I have a big dilemma with the licensing change. That's why I'm taking the liberty of a small poll. How will you continue with AC?
1. I'm staying on AC28 or older.
2. After the SSA ends, I'll stay on AC29 AC30(?).
3. I'm switching to a Studio subscription as soon as possible.
4. I'm switching to a Collaborate subscription as soon as possible.
5. I'm switching to another program.
6. I'm quitting.

Thank you all for your opinions. Radim

[Mathias Jonathan]

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[spastor]

Since they released the roadmap for Archicad, I’ve decided not to invest any more in this software. I will stick with AC27 as long as I can and as long as it remains productive.

Even more so, considering the improvements in AC28, which I'm still trying to figure out how they will benefit me.