Paying for FSUIPC...

[tspillman]

Pete,

I am an OLD time user of FSUIPC (as long as it has existed!). Of course, I was always using the free version and you weren't charging at that time.

I am an old guy (75) and also a recovering Cancer patient, so for the last year or so I've not used FS much, if at all. My interests have been renewed now that I am feeling better (Cancer free for almost two years!!). I found out there was a new version of your module as well as an FS patch to 9.1. I also found out it was essential for me to get your new version to run with my FS setup.

I downloaded your new module, installed it according to directions and the V9.1 now runs very well.

Now I am in a quandry. I would like the extra functions that are available upon registration and the price is ceertainly reasonable. I am not sure if I need WideFS or not, but I certainly want to have all of the bells and whistles in FSUIPC back, agian. However, in a few months MS is supposed to release the new version of FS. Of course, based on past MS schedules, holiday season 2006 may turn out to be holiday season 2007!!

None the less, I hate to pay for a version and find that within a few months I must pay for a NEW version to run with FSX.

Is there going to be an upgrade path or should I wait and see?

Any information will be appreciated...

Regards...

Tom

[Pete Dowson]

I hate to pay for a version and find that within a few months I must pay for a NEW version to run with FSX. Is there going to be an upgrade path or should I wait and see?

It has not really been decided yet, but certainly the registration would need renewing (i.e. you'd need a new key). What sort of discounting there will be for recent subscribers needs to be worked out.

A lot really depends how much work the new version turns out to be -- I wouldn't feel right charging folks again if I didn't have to do any work to make it happen, but equally I wouldn't want to have to work all hours for months, as I did last time, for no income.

I expect some compromise will be decided upon which makes it fair to recent purchasers, but again I have no idea what "recent" would mean yet. And is FSX coming out as late as December or as early as September?

You see, there are too many imponderables at present for me to help you decide. All I can say is that I'd certainly want things to be fair, in whatever circumstances exist by then.

Regards

Pete

[tspillman]

Pete,

Thanks for the prompt reply.

I understand. It is difficult to estimate what to charge when you don't know what you have to do. Of course, I was in software development managemant for almost thirty years and I knew a bunch of people who would quote prices regardless of the circumstances!!

From my experience, I have no doubt that what you propose will be fair.

However, under the circumstances, I think I will wait a while before I pay for a registration key. I guess I am just too frugal, being a child of the depression. This may have something to do with the fact that my wife and I are quite comfortable (far from rich!). If we weren't frugal we might have more problems than we have now!!

Regards...

Tom