sokrat wrote:Meanwhile, I've "stopped and thought." Despite your nice words I came to the same result. The long-term development of Hauptwerk is more important to me than a few dollars in the savings account. By the way, what are the benefits of your "thousands of dollars" sample sets when Hauptwerk disappears from the market?
sokrat
No you haven't "stopped and thought" because you're not understanding what I'm saying.
I
fully support HW, financially, emotionally, etc. I
want to see it to continue. And I have no problems paying for it.
But, it has to be an upfront, one time purchase. So that if (God Forbid) something happens to Brett/Martin/MDA and HW becomes dead, then my investment (though it may not grow any further) will not stop working. And if HW 6.0 comes out in X amount of years, then I will gladly purchase another upgrade then, but again, it must be a one time payment with no possibility of it expiring for any reason.
With a subscription model, when you stop paying, your software stops working at the end of the year (or subscription period whatever it may be). If HW is no longer alive to be renewed, then that's it, you can no longer use your system. That's a dangerous position to be in with such a tiny company and such a large investment by myself in its products.