rwallis wrote:
continuing your comments, Bricklyne, I know of some users who are now not renewing their subscription. The benefits have begun to be less than the costs - yearly upgrades really 18mths, and all the extras we were given previously (in AUS we had access to some cadimage tools) were withdrawn, incurring extra expense on those using them....
My big concern in all this is when innovation is about marketing, not actual software development....the twilight years is very apt...
.......like I said, (they should) focus on the software development and improving their product, - instead of capitalizing and trying to maximize profits off of the existing version - and the marketing and promotion will almost take care of itself.
It's no surprise that existing users are not renewing their subscription; - why should they, when it seems like the landlord's not home, and no one's listening to their concerns.
Trying to appeal to new and bigger customers and clients at the cost of completely ignoring and pissing off your existing customers, does not seem to me anyway, to be a prudent way of developing, much less marketing your product. But maybe that's just me.
While I'll always believe and maintain that they should have retained their development cycle at the 18 months for new releases like it was before, instead of this yearly upgrade cycle that they now have which only seems to produce diluted versions like those other fellas over at Autotable, it now seems like they have no other choice but to maintain a yearly release cycle if they wish to remain competitive in the BIM market.
The 'Twilight years' comment while both foreboding and sad, is indeed apt.
